English noun: acceleration |
1. | acceleration (attribute) an increase in rate of change |
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| Samples | Modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change.
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| Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | getaway, pickup, precipitation |
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| Antonyms | deceleration, retardation, slowing |
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2. | acceleration (act) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed |
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| Synonyms | quickening, speedup |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hurrying, speed, speeding |
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| Antonyms | deceleration |
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3. | acceleration (time) (physics) a rate of increase of velocity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | rate |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | angular acceleration, centripetal acceleration |
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| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics |
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| Antonyms | deceleration |
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