Acceleration
noun
The process of moving faster or the rate at which an object increases its speed.
The car's acceleration was impressive, it went from 0 to 60 mph in just a few seconds.
Often appears as...
- rapid acceleration
- negative acceleration
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Technical
noun
Increase in the rate of doing something or happening.
There has been an acceleration in the rate of economic growth recently.
Often appears as...
- acceleration in growth
- acceleration in development
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Academic
noun
In physics, acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time.
The acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s² on the surface of the Earth.
Often appears as...
- constant acceleration
- acceleration due to gravity
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Academic
noun
In mechanical engineering, it's the act of increasing speed of an engine above that of the driving mechanism.
The vehicle has a smooth acceleration and high pick-up.
Often appears as...
- engine acceleration
- vehicle acceleration
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Technical
noun
The process of moving faster or the rate at which an object increases its speed.
The car's acceleration was impressive, it went from 0 to 60 mph in just a few seconds.
Often appears as...
- rapid acceleration
- negative acceleration
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Increase in the rate of doing something or happening.
There has been an acceleration in the rate of economic growth recently.
Often appears as...
- acceleration in growth
- acceleration in development
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In physics, acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time.
The acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s² on the surface of the Earth.
Often appears as...
- constant acceleration
- acceleration due to gravity
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In mechanical engineering, it's the act of increasing speed of an engine above that of the driving mechanism.
The vehicle has a smooth acceleration and high pick-up.
Often appears as...
- engine acceleration
- vehicle acceleration
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Refers to something gaining speed, often used with machines or athletes.
The sprinter's acceleration during the race was astounding.
Pro Tip 2/3Impressive Performance
Expresses admiration when an object or person speeds up quickly.
The motorcycle's acceleration is so impressive that it leaves everyone behind.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Usage
Can indicate slowing down, opposite of speeding up, depending on context.
When the driver hit the brakes, the car's negative acceleration was jarring.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Refers to something gaining speed, often used with machines or athletes.
The sprinter's acceleration during the race was astounding.
Pro Tip 2/3Impressive Performance
Expresses admiration when an object or person speeds up quickly.
The motorcycle's acceleration is so impressive that it leaves everyone behind.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Usage
Can indicate slowing down, opposite of speeding up, depending on context.
When the driver hit the brakes, the car's negative acceleration was jarring.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Refers to something gaining speed, often used with machines or athletes.
The sprinter's acceleration during the race was astounding.
Pro Tip 2/3Impressive Performance
Expresses admiration when an object or person speeds up quickly.
The motorcycle's acceleration is so impressive that it leaves everyone behind.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Usage
Can indicate slowing down, opposite of speeding up, depending on context.
When the driver hit the brakes, the car's negative acceleration was jarring.
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Dark matter: The matter...
scientists studying the outer reaches of the universe confirmed that not only is everything moving apart from everything else, as you would expect in a universe that began in hot, dense big bang, but that the universe's expansion also seems to be accelerating. What's that about? Either there is some kind of energy pushing this acceleration,
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Meet the dazzling flying...
they can achieve high speeds and accelerations in very tight spaces. They can also autonomously build tensile structures. Skills learned include how to carry loads, how to cope with disturbances, and in general, how to interact with the physical world. Today we want to show you some new projects that we've been working on.
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The astounding athletic...
Can a machine also perform with extreme physical damage? Conventional wisdom says that you need at least four fixed motor propeller pairs in order to fly, because there are four degrees of freedom to roll, pitch, yaw and acceleration. Hexacopters and octocopters, with six and eight propellers,
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The physics of surfing -...
by repositioning your weight. Above you is the wave’s crest, where the water particles are undergoing their greatest acceleration. That forces them to move faster than the underlying wave, so they shoot ahead before falling under gravity’s influence.
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The fundamentals of...
at constant speeds, with straight world lines in space-time. But once you add gravity, if you measure a speed at one moment, then again a bit later, the speed may have changed. In other words, as I discovered, gravity causes acceleration,
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Meet Gita, the robot...
the era of speed acceleration motorized mobility is transforming the world into a perpetual traffic jam entire cities are being sacrificed on the altar of Auto mobility the landscape is being reduced to a drive-through and flyover
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Will future spacecraft...
is enough to generate significant acceleration. And unlike the exhaust that pours out of a rocket engine, this stream is much smaller and far more fuel efficient, which makes it better suited for long deep-space missions.
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Prince William PIPE This...
sequenced the human genome and even escaped Earth's atmosphere. Our speed of innovation has been incredible, but so, too, has the acceleration of our impact. Over my grandmother's lifetime, the last 90 years or so,
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3-D Technology Offers...
valence blocked or some ejector just be deep maybe has a step planet or the core may build by what we called an acceleration layer but we don't know which is true the input
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
he has explosive acceleration hitting up to 60 kilometers per hour
Video examples
Dark matter: The matter...
scientists studying the outer reaches of the universe confirmed that not only is everything moving apart from everything else, as you would expect in a universe that began in hot, dense big bang, but that the universe's expansion also seems to be accelerating. What's that about? Either there is some kind of energy pushing this acceleration,
Video examples
Meet the dazzling flying...
they can achieve high speeds and accelerations in very tight spaces. They can also autonomously build tensile structures. Skills learned include how to carry loads, how to cope with disturbances, and in general, how to interact with the physical world. Today we want to show you some new projects that we've been working on.
Video examples
The astounding athletic...
Can a machine also perform with extreme physical damage? Conventional wisdom says that you need at least four fixed motor propeller pairs in order to fly, because there are four degrees of freedom to roll, pitch, yaw and acceleration. Hexacopters and octocopters, with six and eight propellers,
Video examples
The physics of surfing -...
by repositioning your weight. Above you is the wave’s crest, where the water particles are undergoing their greatest acceleration. That forces them to move faster than the underlying wave, so they shoot ahead before falling under gravity’s influence.
Video examples
The fundamentals of...
at constant speeds, with straight world lines in space-time. But once you add gravity, if you measure a speed at one moment, then again a bit later, the speed may have changed. In other words, as I discovered, gravity causes acceleration,
Video examples
Meet Gita, the robot...
the era of speed acceleration motorized mobility is transforming the world into a perpetual traffic jam entire cities are being sacrificed on the altar of Auto mobility the landscape is being reduced to a drive-through and flyover
Video examples
Will future spacecraft...
is enough to generate significant acceleration. And unlike the exhaust that pours out of a rocket engine, this stream is much smaller and far more fuel efficient, which makes it better suited for long deep-space missions.
Video examples
Prince William PIPE This...
sequenced the human genome and even escaped Earth's atmosphere. Our speed of innovation has been incredible, but so, too, has the acceleration of our impact. Over my grandmother's lifetime, the last 90 years or so,
Video examples
3-D Technology Offers...
valence blocked or some ejector just be deep maybe has a step planet or the core may build by what we called an acceleration layer but we don't know which is true the input
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
he has explosive acceleration hitting up to 60 kilometers per hour
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Alan Shepard
American Astronaut
We wanted to be in great shape, we wanted to be able to cope with zero gravity, we wanted to be able to cope with accelerations and decelerations and so on. So all of us trained so that we were probably in the best physical condition we had ever been in up until that point.
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Terry Riley
American Composer
It is important that we are coming up on the millennium because what I am experiencing, just being one person out of billions, is the feeling of acceleration. I experience this through my contact with other people.
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Charles Francis Richter
American Scientist
As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.
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Bill Pullman
American Actor
We're all part of humanity. And maybe there's something about the worst people, with the most destructive, warped minds, that is just an acceleration of something that is in quite a few of us.
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David Grinspoon
American Scientist
I don't see it as coincidence that the great acceleration of the Anthropocene influences on Earth came during the same decades as our first exploration of the other planets.
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Jaan Tallinn
Estonian Businessman
Building advanced AI is like launching a rocket. The first challenge is to maximize acceleration, but once it starts picking up speed, you also need to focus on steering.
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Arjen Robben
Dutch Athlete
Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.
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Santiago Calatrava
Spanish Architect
We're used to thinking of force as a stable phenomenon, but it has a cinematic variable, which is acceleration.
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Megan Smith
American Public Servant
Across our great nation, we've begun to see an acceleration of the power of data to deliver value.
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Usain Bolt
Jamaican Athlete
I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.
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Alan Shepard
American Astronaut
We wanted to be in great shape, we wanted to be able to cope with zero gravity, we wanted to be able to cope with accelerations and decelerations and so on. So all of us trained so that we were probably in the best physical condition we had ever been in up until that point.
Quote examples
Terry Riley
American Composer
It is important that we are coming up on the millennium because what I am experiencing, just being one person out of billions, is the feeling of acceleration. I experience this through my contact with other people.
Quote examples
Charles Francis Richter
American Scientist
As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.
Quote examples
Bill Pullman
American Actor
We're all part of humanity. And maybe there's something about the worst people, with the most destructive, warped minds, that is just an acceleration of something that is in quite a few of us.
Quote examples
David Grinspoon
American Scientist
I don't see it as coincidence that the great acceleration of the Anthropocene influences on Earth came during the same decades as our first exploration of the other planets.
Quote examples
Jaan Tallinn
Estonian Businessman
Building advanced AI is like launching a rocket. The first challenge is to maximize acceleration, but once it starts picking up speed, you also need to focus on steering.
Quote examples
Arjen Robben
Dutch Athlete
Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.
Quote examples
Santiago Calatrava
Spanish Architect
We're used to thinking of force as a stable phenomenon, but it has a cinematic variable, which is acceleration.
Quote examples
Megan Smith
American Public Servant
Across our great nation, we've begun to see an acceleration of the power of data to deliver value.
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Usain Bolt
Jamaican Athlete
I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.
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