acceleration
English Thesaurus
1. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)
2. an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | getaway, pickup, |
| definition | : | the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | precipitation, |
| definition | : | an unexpected acceleration or hastening (noun.attribute) |
3. (physics) a rate of increase of velocity (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | rate, |
| definition | : | a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | angular acceleration, |
| definition | : | (physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | centripetal acceleration, |
| definition | : | the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit (noun.time) |
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
4. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | deceleration, |
| definition | : | the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act) |
5. an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute)
6. (physics) a rate of increase of velocity (noun.time)
| antonym | : | deceleration, |
| definition | : | (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity (noun.time) |
7. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | deceleration, |
| definition | : | the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act) |
8. an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute)
9. (physics) a rate of increase of velocity (noun.time)
| antonym | : | deceleration, |
| definition | : | (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity (noun.time) |
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