acceleration
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The meaning (definition) of the word acceleration
the rate at which speed changes
The word acceleration used in a sentence
“The car felt acceleration as it went faster.”
Words that mean the same as acceleration (synonyms)
speeding up
Words that mean the opposite of acceleration (antonyms)
deceleration
How the word acceleration is said around the world
| French | accélération (ahksaylayrahsyawn) |
| Spanish | aceleración (ahthaylayrahthyohn) |
| Mandarin | 加速度 (jiā sù dù) |
| Hindi | त्वरण (tvuruhn) |
| Arabic | تسريع (tahsree) |
| Russian | ускорение (uskorenie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | aceleração (uhsilayruhsuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | aceleração (ahsaylayrahsuhnuun) |
| Japanese | 加速度 (kasokudo) |
| German | Beschleunigung (buhshlawerniguung) |
| Urdu | ایکسلریشن (aykuhsuhlrayshahn) |
| Punjabi | ਪ੍ਰਵੇਗ (pruhvayg) |
| Korean | 가속 (gasog) |
| Hebrew | תְאוּצָה (tootsah) |
| Greek | επιτάχυνση (epitakhunse) |
| Dutch | versnelling (vuhrsneling) |
| Tagalog | pagbilis (pahgbeelees) |
| Vietnamese | gia tốc (zah tohurk) |
| Turkish | ivme (ivme) |
| Persian | شتاب (shaytahb) |
| Polish | przyśpieszenie (pshishpyeshenye) |
| Ukrainian | прискорення (pryskorennya) |
| Bengali | ত্বরণ (tbawrawn) |
| Swedish | acceleration (ahksuhlayrahskhoon) |
| Italian | accelerazione (ahchaylayrahtseeohnay) |
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