Acceleration meaning

What does “acceleration” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“acceleration” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an increase in rate of change.

acceleration

noun

an increase in rate of change
“modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change”
Oppositesdeceleration
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Synonymsquickening speedup
Oppositesdeceleration
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Oppositesdeceleration

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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