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acceleration

noun/əkˌseləˈreɪʃən/ (uhk-sel-uh-RAY-shuhn)Level B2
acceleration meaning picture: Passengers pressed back into their seats as a bus pulls away fast from a stop
Picture meaning of “acceleration” — An increase in speed, or a faster rate of change or progress.

An increase in speed, or a faster rate of change or progress.

Acceleration is the act of getting faster. We use it for vehicles and also for growth, prices or change.

acceleration meaning in Hindi

रफ़्तार में बढ़ोतरी, या बदलाव या प्रगति की तेज़ होती गति।

Acceleration का अर्थ है तेज़ होते जाना। यह वाहनों के लिए और विकास, दामों या बदलाव के लिए भी इस्तेमाल होता है।

Examples

  1. This new scooter has smooth acceleration, even with two people on it.इस नए स्कूटर का पिकअप दो लोगों के बैठने पर भी स्मूद रहता है।
  2. Economists expect an acceleration in growth in the next quarter.अर्थशास्त्रियों को अगली तिमाही में विकास दर में तेज़ी की उम्मीद है।

Synonyms & antonyms

speeding upquickeningriseslowdowndeceleration

Memory trick

ACCELERATION is that push-back-into-your-seat feeling when a car suddenly speeds up.

💡 Did you know?

The acceleration of a falling object on Earth is about 9.8 meters per second squared, regardless of its weight, if we ignore air resistance.

Word origin

First recorded in English in 1531, from Latin acceleratio, 'a hastening', possibly via French. It matches accelerate + -ion; Latin accelerare comes from ad- 'towards' + celer 'swift'. Acceleration is 'making swifter'.

Other meanings

noun The rate of change of velocity with time.

noun The rate of change of velocity with time; a vector measured in m/s².

acceleration meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीरफ़्तार में बढ़ोतरी, या बदलाव या प्रगति की तेज़ होती गति।
Arabic · العربيةزيادة في السرعة، أو تسارع في وتيرة التغيير أو التقدم.
French · FrançaisAugmentation de la vitesse, ou rythme plus rapide de changement ou de progrès.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaPeningkatan kecepatan, atau laju perubahan atau kemajuan yang lebih cepat.
Chinese · 中文速度的提高;变化或进展的加快。

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