acceleration
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an increase in rate of change
modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- getaway hyponym
- precipitation hyponym
Related & opposite
- deceleration antonym
- accelerate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Types & categories
- speeding hypernym
Related & opposite
- deceleration antonym
- quicken derivation
- accelerate derivation
Sense 3 noun
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Types & categories
- rate hypernym
- angular acceleration hyponym
- centripetal acceleration hyponym
Related & opposite
- deceleration antonym
- physics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | deceleration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accelerate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | getaway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | precipitation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | deceleration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quicken |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accelerate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | speeding |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | deceleration |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | angular acceleration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | centripetal acceleration |