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acceleration noun

  /æk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ , /ək.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ , /ɪk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
  • (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).
 acceleratio
  • (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
 accelerātiō, acceleratio

accelerate verb

  /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/ , /ək.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/ , /ɪk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/
  • (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
 accelerō

accelerated adjective

  • Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
 citatus

accelerator noun

  /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ , /ək.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ , /ɪk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
  • (vehicle) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
  • (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
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