ACCELERATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of accelerating
   • increasing the speed
   Synonym(s)
   • quickening (what does quickening mean?)
   • speedup (what does speedup mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) acceleration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speeding (what does speeding mean?)
   • hurrying (what does hurrying mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an increase in speed
   Usage Example(s)
   • modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change
   Hypernyms(s) acceleration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • swiftness (what does swiftness mean?)
   • fastness (what does fastness mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
   • getaway (what does getaway mean?)
   • precipitation (what does precipitation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (physics) a rate of change of velocity
   Hypernyms(s) acceleration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rate (what does rate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • centripetal acceleration (what does centripetal acceleration mean?)