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acceleration noun

  /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ , /əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ , /ɪkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
  • (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
  • (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
  • (physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
 aceleración

accelerate verb

  /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ , /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ , /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/
  • (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
 acelerar, apresurar, embalar, embalarse
  • (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
 acelerar, apresurar
  • (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
 acelerar, embalarse

accelerator noun

  /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ , /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ , /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
  • (vehicle) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
  • (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
 acelerador, chala, chancla, chancleta, chola
  • One who, or that which, accelerates.
  • A device for causing acceleration.
 acelerador
  • (business) A mentoring program for startup companies.
 aceleradora de semillas, aceleradora de startups

accelerated adjective

  • Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
 acelerado

accelerant noun

  /æk-/ , /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/ , /əkˈsɛləɹənt/
  • In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.
 acelerante de la combustión
  • (chemistry) Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
 acelerador
angular acceleration
aceleración angular
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