acceleration

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
- 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।
- Economists expect an acceleration in growth in the next quarter.अर्थशास्त्रियों को अगली तिमाही में विकास दर में तेज़ी की उम्मीद है।
Synonyms & antonyms
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 · हिन्दी | रफ़्तार में बढ़ोतरी, या बदलाव या प्रगति की तेज़ होती गति। |
| Arabic · العربية | زيادة في السرعة، أو تسارع في وتيرة التغيير أو التقدم. |
| French · Français | Augmentation de la vitesse, ou rythme plus rapide de changement ou de progrès. |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | Peningkatan 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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