1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
The rate at which an object changes its velocity
3. Noun
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
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