Used in a Sentence

accel

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for accel.

Editorial note

And it was led by Sequoia, not Accel (though Accel did participate in the round).

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

(music) Abbreviation of accelerando. [(music) With a gradual increase in speed.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of accel gathered in one view.

adverb

(music) Abbreviation of accelerando. [(music) With a gradual increase in speed.]

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for accel.

adverb

(music) Abbreviation of accelerando. [(music) With a gradual increase in speed.]

noun

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

Example sentences

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And it was led by Sequoia, not Accel (though Accel did participate in the round).

2

At best, it can measure how the surface the accel is attached to responds to the acoustic environment (and that's only if the accel has a very high frequency response and is conditioned and sampled appropriately).

3

TCV and Accel are smart investors but this on its face sounds like a terrible idea.

4

Couldn't auto resize, couldn't get the right resolution (just the standard presets), couldn't use 3D accel.

5

Every one of the DJI products can do this out of the box using just GPS/accel/gyro/barometer.

6

Note how it was Accel partners and not some French VC for this round.

7

If the quad has only an accel and gyro sensor onboard then yes, the stability will be based primarily on the skill of the pilot and how well the machine is tuned.

8

It would take some time before a driver will process what is happening, and realize that the accel pedal is indeed stuck.

9

MemSQL investors include Accel Partners, Khosla Ventures, In-Q-Tel, First Round Capital, IA Ventures and Data Center Collective.

10

Your point remains though, if the accel has appropriate frequency response and is properly conditioned and sampled at a high enough rate, acoustic measurement is possible.

11

URX is a Y Combinator alum and has raised over $15 million in Series A capital from investors like Accel Partners, First Round Capital, Google Ventures and SV Angel.

12

It was pointed out above, but the In-Q-Tel involvement in Facebook is seriously tenuous; The second round of funding into Facebook ($US12.7 million) came from venture capital firm Accel Partners.

Quote examples

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"Yet suddenly, the startup was the talk of the town when it managed to raise $25 million in seed funding in June 2013 from top investors including Peter Thiel, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Benioff, Jim Bryer, Accel Ventures and Index Partners." These guys are all supposed to be amazing predictors of the future.

Proper noun examples

1

Their funding has been primarily from agb@Accel and a16z.

2

Mountain View, CA Contastic (getContastic.com) is an IDG-Accel/Lightspeed funded company building a recommendation engine that uses ML/NLP to automate sales (customers include Splunk, Epic Games, and Proterra).

3

We have funding from some of the best investors, like A16Z, Accel, Y Combinator, Founder Collective, and 500 Startups.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use accel in a sentence?

And it was led by Sequoia, not Accel (though Accel did participate in the round).

What does accel mean?

(music) Abbreviation of accelerando. [(music) With a gradual increase in speed.]

What part of speech is accel?

accel is commonly used as adverb, noun.