acceleration: Meaning and Definition of
ac•cel•er•a•tion
Pronunciation: (ak-sel"u-rā'shun), [key]
— n.
- the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity.
- a change in velocity.
- the time rate of change of velocity with respect to magnitude or direction; the derivative of velocity with respect to time.
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