acceleration
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acceleration
- /əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɪkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
First attested in 1531. From French accélération or more likely directly from Latin accelerātiō (“a hastening, acceleration”). Equivalent to accelerate + -ion.
noun accelerations · acc. · a.
- The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration. A falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity.
- The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity). The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second.
- The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
- The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
Opposite: deceleration, retardation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: speedup, quickening, momentum, pickup, throttling, throttle, streamlining, gear, pick-up, increase, augmentation, upturn, rise, surge, boost, intensification
noun
Opposite: deceleration, retardation
Translations
Every language
noun act or state
| Español | aceleración, aceleramiento, acceleración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가속 gasok |
| 日本語 | 加速 kasoku |
| 中文 | 加速 jiāsù |
| Kiswahili | mchapuko |
| Português | aceleração |
| Français | accélération |
| Deutsch | Beschleunigung, Akzeleration |
| Italiano | accelerazione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτάχυνση epitáchynsi |
| Română | accelerație, accelerare |
| Русский | ускоре́ние uskorénije, разго́н razgón |
| עברית | האצה he'atza |
noun amount
| 日本語 | 加速度 kasokudo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 加速度 jiāsùdù |
| Português | aceleração |
| Français | accélération |
| Deutsch | Beschleunigung, Akzeleration |
| Italiano | accelerazione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτάχυνση epitáchynsi |
| Русский | ускоре́ние uskorénije |
| עברית | תאוצה teutza |
noun change of velocity with respect to time
| Español | aceleración, acceleración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가속도 gasokdo |
| 日本語 | 加速度 kasokudo |
| 中文 | 加速度 jiāsùdù |
| हिन्दी | त्वरण tvaraṇ |
| Português | aceleração |
| Français | accélération |
| Deutsch | Beschleunigung, Akzeleration |
| Italiano | accelerazione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτάχυνση epitáchynsi |
| Română | accelerație |
| Русский | ускоре́ние uskorénije |
| Tiếng Việt | gia tốc |
| العربية | تَسَارُع tasāruʕ |
| עברית | תאוצה |
Talk about this word "acceleration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acceleration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acceleration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acceleration "acceleration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acceleration.Cite this
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