Acceleration word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "acceleration" word

[noun] the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
[noun] an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
[noun] (physics) a rate of change of velocity

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\Ac*cel`er*a"tion\, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc['e]l['e]ration.] The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to {retardation}. A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. --I. Taylor. (Astr. & Physics.) {Acceleration of the moon}, the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times. {Acceleration} and {retardation of the tides}. See {Priming of the tides}, under {Priming}. {Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars}, the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding. {Acceleration of the planets}, the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits.

Synonyms for acceleration

quickening, speedup

Antonyms: deceleration, retardation, slowing

Related terms: accelerando, aggravation, beefing-up, blowing up, blowup, concentration, condensation, consolidation, deepening, double time, double-quick, double-quick time, drive, enhancement, exacerbation, exaggeration, explosion, festination, forced march, forwarding, getaway, hastening, heating-up, heightening, hurrying, impetus, information explosion, intensification, magnification, pickup, population explosion, quickening, redoubling, reinforcement, speeding, speedup, step-up, strengthening, thrust, tightening

The fun area, different aproach to word »acceleration«

Let's analyse "acceleration" as pure text. This string has Twelve letters in Five syllables and Six vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITARELECCA. Average typing speed for these characters is 3270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -.-. -.-. . .-.. . .-. .- - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: acceleration: 1 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 6 = 27, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: acceleration: 1 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 52, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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