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Acceleration (Noun)

Meaning 1

The act of accelerating; increasing the speed.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Speedup
  • Quickening

Antonyms

  • Deceleration

Hypernyms

  • Hurrying
  • Speeding

Related Words

  • Accelerate (verb)

Meaning 2

An increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The widespread adoption of smartphones led to an acceleration of technological advancements in the field of mobile computing.
  • The introduction of the internet caused an acceleration of global communication, making it easier for people to connect with each other.
  • The rapid growth of the city's population led to an acceleration of urban development, with new buildings and infrastructure being constructed at a rapid pace.
  • The discovery of penicillin led to an acceleration of medical progress, saving countless lives and revolutionizing the treatment of bacterial infections.
  • The increasing awareness of climate change has led to an acceleration of efforts to develop sustainable energy sources and reduce carbon emissions.

Antonyms

  • Deceleration

Hypernyms

  • Alteration
  • Modification

Hyponyms

  • Getaway

Related Words

  • Accelerate (verb)

Meaning 3

(physics) a rate of increase of velocity.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Antonyms

  • Deceleration
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