acceleration

• Sustantivo que denota el aumento de la velocidad de un cambio o movimiento, la acción de acelerar o, en física, la tasa de cambio de la velocidad con respecto al tiempo.

A noun referring to an increase in the rate of change, the act of speeding up, or, in physics, the rate at which velocity changes over time.

1. Physics: Rate of velocity changeB2formalscientific

   The rate at which the velocity of an object changes over time.

   Aceleración (física)

   • The car's acceleration from 0 to 60 mph took only 5 seconds.
   • Gravity causes a constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s² on Earth.
   • The experiment measured the acceleration of the falling object.

2. Increase in speedB1formal

   The act or process of moving faster or increasing speed.

   Aceleración

   • The driver felt a strong acceleration when pressing the gas pedal.
   • The rocket's acceleration pushed the astronauts back into their seats.
   • The cyclist's acceleration helped him win the race.

   Sinónimosquickeningspeedup

   Antónimosdecelerationslowing

3. Increase in rate of changeB2formal

   An increase in the speed or rate at which something happens or develops.

   Aceleración (aumento de la velocidad o ritmo)

   • There has been an acceleration in the pace of technological innovation.
   • The company experienced an acceleration in sales growth this quarter.
   • Climate change is causing an acceleration in sea level rise.

   Sinónimosescalationexpansiongrowthincreaseintensificationquickeningspeedupstep-up

   Antónimosdecelerationretardationslowing