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  • 11Acceleration — Acceleration, s. Beschleunigung …

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  • 12acceleration — (n.) 1530s, from L. accelerationem (nom. acceleratio) a hastening, noun of action from pp. stem of accelerare (see ACCELERATE (Cf. accelerate)) …

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  • 13acceleration — [n] increasing speed, timing dispatch, expedition, hastening, hurrying, quickening, speeding up, spurring, stepping up, stimulation; concept 234 Ant. deceleration, deferral, hindrance, retardation, slowing down …

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  • 14acceleration — Acceleration, f. Acceleratio …

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  • 15acceleration — [ak sel΄ər ā′shən, ak sel΄ə rā′shən; əksel΄ər ā′shən, əksel΄ər ā shen] n. 1. an accelerating or being accelerated 2. the rate of change in the velocity of a moving body: abbrev. a …

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  • 16Acceleration — Accelerate redirects here. For other uses, see Accelerate (disambiguation). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …

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  • 17Accélération — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Accélération des ordinateurs parallèles. On appelle couramment accélération l augmentation de la vitesse ; en physique, plus précisément en cinématique, l accélération est une grandeur vectorielle qui… …

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  • 18accélération — (a ksé lé ra sion) s. f. 1°   Augmentation de vitesse. L accélération du mouvement dans la chute des corps graves. 2°   En médecine, accélération du pouls, accélération de la respiration se dit quand, dans un temps donné, il y a plus de… …

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  • 19acceleration — /ak sel euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity. 2. a change in velocity. 3. Mech. the time rate of change of velocity with respect to magnitude or direction; the derivative of velocity with respect to time.… …

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  • 20acceleration — Making demand for payment in full for a debt that has not yet matured. Usually a remedy provided in a loan document for the lender to use in the event of default by the borrower. American Banker Glossary * * * accelerate ac‧cel‧e‧rate… …

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