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acceleration
What does acceleration mean?
acceleration (noun): an increase in rate of change.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use acceleration in a sentence?
- Modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce acceleration?
/ˌækˌsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does acceleration come from?
From French accélération or more likely directly from Latin accelerātiō (“a hastening, acceleration”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to acceleration
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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an inclination to want things
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a social unit living together
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an increase in rate of change
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an opportunity or possibility
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