Used in a Sentence

acceleration

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

Editorial note

And then we have found the acceleration of the universe is accelerating, and the cosmological constant starts looking relevant again.

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Definitions4
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Quick take

The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.

noun

(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

noun

(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for acceleration.

noun

The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.

noun

(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

noun

(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).

noun

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

Example sentences

1

And then we have found the acceleration of the universe is accelerating, and the cosmological constant starts looking relevant again.

2

The third version was using the 3D acceleration, and managed to get 100 lights to render in realtime.

3

Most likely the radical acceleration of solar will solve half of our energy problem all by itself.

4

Interesting thought, but then again, maybe they would just use external acceleration on such planets (ie catapult launch assist).

5

Windows also has a logical and consistent keyboard acceleration system compared to the ridiculous hidden functionality that plagues OS X.

6

This is indeed true; read any interview with Carmack from right before HW acceleration became mandatory.

7

The direction and acceleration that is measured, when the EmDrive is tested on a dynamic test rig, comply with Newtons laws and confirm that the law of conservation of momentum is satisfied.

8

Given Toyota's recent $1.2B settlement over the unintended acceleration defect, leaving this door open to hackers could be very costly for Chrysler.

9

From the bits I know, mobile browsers offer more conservative support for caching & hardware acceleration.

10

How do you handle acceleration of vesting on certain triggers occurring?

11

And what with xrandr, kernel mode setting, etc, I prefer proper integrated linux support (even without enough 3d acceleration for games).

12

No, this is only a risk if someone actively attacks the infotainment system and deliberately shuts off the brakes, or triggers an acceleration, or whatever.

Quote examples

1

Imagine the equivalent phrase: "If you have two Ferraris, identical in every single way except that one has a higher rate of acceleration than the other, then the faster Ferrari is better".

2

Indeed, and I remember the vast majority of the people getting super excited at the possibility of "getting an OTA update that can improve your acceleration by 0.1s" - without realizing what exactly that means in terms of security.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use acceleration in a sentence?

And then we have found the acceleration of the universe is accelerating, and the cosmological constant starts looking relevant again.

What does acceleration mean?

The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.

What part of speech is acceleration?

acceleration is commonly used as noun.