Definizione monolingua

acceleration

acceleration (countable and uncountable; plural accelerations)

1. (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

   a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity

2. (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

   The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Isaac Taylor

     A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration […]

3. (physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).

Definizione dizionario acceleration

	accelerazione
	act or state
	amount
	(physics)
	L'aumento di velocità.
	The amount by which a speed or velocity increases.
	The change of velocity with respect to time (including deceleration and change of direction)
	The act of increasing the speed of an object.
	The state of having an increasing speed.

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Altri significati:

acceleration (of payment schedule)

(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).