acceleration action

  • 1accélération — [ akselerasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1327; lat. acceleratio, de accelerare 1 ♦ Cour. Augmentation de vitesse. L accélération d un mouvement. Cette voiture a des accélérations foudroyantes. Fig. Le fait d aller plus vite. L accélération du pouls, de la… …

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  • 2Acceleration — Ac*cel er*a tion, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc[ e]l[ e]ration.] 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… …

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  • 3Acceleration — Ac*cel er*a tion, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc[ e]l[ e]ration.] 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… …

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  • 4Acceleration of the moon — Acceleration Ac*cel er*a tion, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc[ e]l[ e]ration.] 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;… …

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  • 5Acceleration of the planets — Acceleration Ac*cel er*a tion, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc[ e]l[ e]ration.] 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;… …

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  • 6Action (Physique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Action. En physique théorique, l’action est une grandeur physique scalaire ayant pour dimension le produit d une énergie par un temps. Par exemple, le moment cinétique est une action. Sommaire 1 Principe de moind …

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  • 7Action Biker — Developer(s) Mastertronic Publisher(s) Mastertronic Platf …

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  • 8acceleration — Acceleration. subst. f. v. L action d accelerer. Il faut faire telle chose pour l acceleration de l ouvrage …

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  • 9acceleration due to gravity — (symbol g) the acceleration of a body falling freely under the action of gravity in a vacuum, on Earth about 9.8m (32.174ft) per second2 • • • Main Entry: ↑gravity …

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  • 10acceleration — (n.) 1530s, from L. accelerationem (nom. acceleratio) a hastening, noun of action from pp. stem of accelerare (see ACCELERATE (Cf. accelerate)) …

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