nnoun.attributean increase in rate of changeExamples:- modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change
Antonyms:deceleration
Derivationally Related Form:accelerate
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:accelerationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:getawaypickupprecipitation
Full Hyponyms:pickupprecipitation
nnoun.actthe act of accelerating; increasing the speedSynset:quickening speedup
Antonyms:deceleration
Derivationally Related Form:acceleratequickenspeed up
Hypernyms:hurrying speed speeding
Inherited Hypernyms:accelerationspeedmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.time(physics) a rate of increase of velocityTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Antonyms:deceleration
Hypernyms:rate
Inherited Hypernyms:accelerationratemagnitude relationrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:angular accelerationcentripetal acceleration
Full Hyponyms:angular accelerationcentripetal acceleration