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/akˈseləˌrāt/,
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accelerates, 3rd person singular present; accelerated, past participle; accelerated, past tense; accelerating, present participle;
  1. (of a vehicle or other physical object) Begin to move more quickly
    • - the car accelerated toward her
  2. Increase in amount or extent
    • - inflation started to accelerate
    • - the key question is whether stress accelerates aging
    • - accelerating industrial activity
  3. Undergo a change in velocity


  1. (accelerate) move faster; "The car accelerated"
  2. (accelerated) speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"
  3. (acceleration) an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
  4. (acceleration) (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
  5. (Accelerate (REM album)) Accelerate is the fourteenth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 31, 2008 in Europe, and on April 1 in North America. Produced with Jacknife Lee, Accelerate is intended as a departure from the 2004 album Around the Sun. ...
  6. (Accelerate (Smallville)) Season two of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on September 24, 2002, on The WB television network. ...
  7. (Acceleration (album)) Acceleration is the first full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band Age of Silence. It was released on September 14, 2004.
  8. (Acceleration (education)) Academic acceleration is the advancement of students in subjects at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum. ...
  9. (Accelerate) To increase the speed of the vehicle.
  10. (Accelerate) 4/08; Warner Bros.; Producer: R.E.M.
  11. (Accelerate) Anything done to speed up an otherwise natural process such as drying time of inks or coatings.
  12. (Accelerate) This character can move up to 24 squares if it does not attack.
  13. (Accelerate) To make a debt due and payable at once.
  14. (Accelerate) To raise the tempo of a roister. Things can seem quiet in the early stages. Though acceleration is an inevitable process, the rate may require stepping up. ...
  15. (Accelerate) To speed up. For example, when an airplane takes off it accelerates down the runway until enough lift is created by the air flowing over the wings so that it can fly.
  16. (accelerate) (v) cürüşünе qoşarģa, tеrklеndirirgе
  17. AcceleRate gives you the ability to increase the rate of your Certificate one time during the term. With AcceleRate, you have peace of mind knowing that you can take advantage of a great rate today and still take advantage of a better rate tomorrow..
  18. (Accelerated) an index prepared by computer, such as a census index
  19. (ACCELERATES) the process dramatically as Bio-Sorb naturally/organically contains Humic Acid, a “kick-starter” to bio-remediation
  20. (acceleration) The force of a knife-plotter head moving from a stopped position to its fastest linear (straight-line) speed. Measured in grams, it gives the zero-to-60 indication of plotter speed, but a better overall indication is throughput.
  21. Acceleration is an expression that is usually used when a person chooses to pay a mortgage on a weekly or a bi-weekly basis although it can apply to any repayment program. ...
  22. (Acceleration) Change in velocity divided by the time period over which it occurs. [m/s]
  23. (Acceleration) Describes when the coaster's cars or trains are gaining speed. The term is most commonly used to describe how fast a train reaches a specific speed on a launch coaster (i.e. the train accelerates from zero to XX mph in X number of seconds).
  24. (acceleration) a temporary increase in the fetal heart rate usually defined as involving an increase in fetal heart rate of at least 15 bpm for at least 15 seconds. This is consistent with a healthy fetus
  25. (Acceleration) The process where the entire principal balance, plus interest and other costs, is due and payable immediately as a result of non-payment of the debt. This process generally occurs prior to a loan being placed with an external collection agency.