Acceleration

Dictionary Definition:
  1. A change in velocity
  2. The act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity
  3. Mechanics. The time rate of change of velocity with respect to magnitude or direction; the derivative of velocity with respect to time.
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Dictionary example:
The most familiar kind of acceleration is a change in the speed of an object. An object that stays at the same speed but changes direction, however, is also being accelerated.

Kid Definition: If something a (person or object) starts to move at a certain speed and in a specific direction is what acceleration means.


How to remember the word: Think about what happens when you want to go faster and change the direction you are going with at the same time.

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Synonyms: quickening, speedup

Example of Acceleration:
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