Look up: acceleration

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   Acceleration
   Change in velocity.
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   Acceleration
   Acceleration is the rate at which a moving body increases in velocity.
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   acceleration
   [n] - (physics) a rate of change of velocity 2. [n] - an increase in speed 3. [n] - the act of accelerating
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   Acceleration
   Magnitude of vibration measured in ms-2 based upon an average acceleration level (Root Mean Square) measured by an Accelerometer.
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   Acceleration
   Acceleration is the rate of increase of velocity. Acceleration tells you how much faster or slower a moving object gets every second. A negative acceleration is called a deceleration. The SI Unit of acceleration is the metre per second per second (ms^-2)
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   Acceleration
   The change in velocity divided by the time it takes to make the change.An acceleration can result from a change in speed, a change in direction, or both.Negative acceleration is called deceleration.function init(){}There are four basic equations that describe the motion of a body moving with constant acceleration.
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   acceleration
   (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Gravity) Rate of change of velocity (a vector quantity) = change of velocity/time taken.
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   acceleration
   (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Modelling projectiles) The rate of change of velocity.
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   Acceleration
   Measure of how fast velocity is changing, so we can think of it as the change in velocity over time. The most common use of acceleration is acceleration due to gravity which can also appear as the gravitational constant (9.8 m/s2).
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    acceleration
    Measure of how fast velocity is changing, so we can think of it as the change in velocity over time. The most common use of acceleration is acceleration due to gravity which can also appear as the gravitational constant (9.8 m/s2).
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    acceleration
    Rate of change in velocity. If a body increases its speed (the result of a force acting on it) then it is said to have positive acceleration. See also deceleration*.
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    Acceleration
    The action of changing speed from any speed to a higher speed, irrespective of direction. Depending on drive design, the control of acceleration time may be known as 'Up time', 'Up rate' or similar variant. It is important to remember that some drive designs apply a single rate control to positive going speed demand changes irrespective of polarity...
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    acceleration
    Rate of change of velocity
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    Acceleration
    The first derivative of velocity with respect to time. Units expressed in 'g'.
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    acceleration
    a) the rate of change of velocity; b) the act or process of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated. Negative acceleration is called deceleration Category: Physics • in physics or mechanics, the rate of velocity change with time; Speeding Category: Management in the public and private sector • rate of change of the velocity at the point under consideration along a s...
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    Acceleration
    Definition (advanced level) Acceleration a is the derivative of velocity with respect to time: a = dv dt .<br /> Also if r is position, we have a = v dv dr , because a = dv dt = dr dt dv dr = v dv dr .<br /> Further, since v = dr dt , we have a = dv dt = d dt dr dt = d 2 r dt 2 .<br /> Acceleration has dimensions LT - 2 , and SI u ...
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    Acceleration
    Definition (keystage 2) Acceleration is change in velocity. Description (keystage 2) You will often hear people use acceleration to mean getting faster, and deceleration to mean slowing down. We use the accelerator pedal on a car to go faster, and the brake in order to decelerate. The mathematical term is a little more precise than this common usag ...
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    Acceleration
    Ac·cel`er·a'tion noun [ Latin acceleratio : confer French accélération .] 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 ...
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    acceleration
    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. ... <astronomy> Taylor) Accelerat ...
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    acceleration
    noun an increase in rate of change; `modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change`
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    acceleration
    quickening noun the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
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    acceleration
    noun (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
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    Acceleration
    In physics, `acceleration` is defined as the rate of change of velocity, or, equivalently, as the second derivative of position (with respect to time). It is thus a vector quantity with dimension length/timeò. In SI units, acceleration is measured in meters/secondò (m÷s-ò). The term `acceleration` generally refers to the change in instantaneous velocity. In common speech, the term acceleration is only used for an increase in speed. In physics, a...
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    acceleration
    (ak-sel″әr-a´shәn) a quickening, as of the pulse rate. in physics, the time rate of change of velocity. psychomotor acceleration generalized physical and emotional overactivity in response to internal and external stimuli, such as that seen in the manic ...
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    Acceleration
    • (n.) 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.
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