acceleration

noun (n)

1. an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute)

   Modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change

   Antonim: deceleration, retardation, slowing

   Sumber: wordnet30

2. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (noun.act)

   Sinonim: quickening, speedup

   Antonim: deceleration

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3. (physics) a rate of increase of velocity (noun.time)

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4. The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation. (noun)

   Sumber: webster1913