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ac·cel·er·a·tor
/ akˈseləˌrātər/
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something that brings about acceleration, in particular:
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the device, typically a pedal, that controls the speed of a vehicle's engine.
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Physics
an apparatus for accelerating charged particles to high velocities.
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a substance that speeds up a chemical process
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Comput.
short for accelerator board.
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Rotational acceleration: why it's a real headache. (Safe at Any Speed).
Magazine article from: Design News; 1/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...issue of head rotational acceleration. What's the concern...trauma. Sufficiently large accelerations (forces) can cause the...more tolerant of linear accelerations in certain directions than...addition to whole body linear acceleration effects, a physical entity...
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Acceleration: a coat of many colours.
Magazine article from: Roeper Review; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...in educational circles than the word acceleration. Much of the controversy surrounding...in educational research. Although acceleration can take several forms, many teachers...administrators associate the word with radical acceleration or multiple grade skipping. In Australia...
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Acceleration.(education)
Magazine article from: Roeper Review; 3/22/2002; 700+ words
; Acceleration is perhaps one of the most misunderstood...discussing the myths that have grown up around acceleration, we should define what it is and describe some of the forms it can take. Acceleration refers to any of a number of curricular...
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Japanese Inventors Develop Acceleration Sensor with Resonator
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/2/2007; 608 words
; ...ken, Japan, have developed an acceleration sensor including a piezoelectric material...Office: "A compact, highly sensitive acceleration sensor that is not affected by factors other than acceleration, such as a change in temperature...
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Maximizing your athletes' acceleration.(GameSpeed)
Magazine article from: Coach and Athletic Director; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...covered the topic of proper linear acceleration technique. This article will elaborate on acceleration and delve deeper into how to enhance...for an athlete's "drive phase" of acceleration. There are a number of specific hip...
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Stampede Technologies Announces Acceleration On-Demand Technology for Enterprise Applications.
Business Wire; 4/26/2006; 700+ words
; ...applicability and ease of use of Stampede's Acceleration Solutions Stampede(R) Technologies...a leading provider of enterprise acceleration solutions, announced today the release...client software technology that provides Acceleration On-Demand(TM) capability for enterprise...
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Radical Acceleration and Early Entry to College: A Review of the Research
Magazine article from: The Gifted Child Quarterly; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Radical acceleration is a successful, yet rarely utilized...procedures that result in successful acceleration, variables that appear to predict...research supports the use of radical acceleration for the positive cognitive and...
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Ballard Synergy Corporation is Now Acceleration Software International Corporation
PR Newswire; 10/8/1996; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- Ballard Synergy Corporation today announced its new name: Acceleration Software International Corporation, abbreviated "ACCELERATION SOFTWARE." Acceleration Software has been working non-stop on acceleration for the last four...
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Stampede Technologies Announces Availability and First Installations of Acceleration On-Demand Technology; New Delivery Model for Client Software Improves Usability and Deployment Options for Enterprise Application Acceleration.
Business Wire; 9/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...com), a leading provider of enterprise acceleration solutions, announced today the immediate...latest innovation in client technology, Acceleration On-Demand(TM). Acceleration On-Demand is the industry's first solution...
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Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Acceleration Estimation Device
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2007; 558 words
; ...Kyoto, Japan, have developed a vehicle acceleration estimation device. According to the U...Patent & Trademark Office: "In an acceleration estimation device for estimating acceleration of a vehicle, a Karman filter for a constant...
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Acceleration
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Acceleration Acceleration is a measure of the rate at which the velocity of an object is...straight line at a constant 50 kilometers per hour, you experience no acceleration because the car's velocity (rate of motion) is not changing...
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acceleration
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
acceleration change in the velocity of a body with respect to...quantity, involving both magnitude and direction, acceleration is also a vector. In order to produce an acceleration, a force must be applied to the body. The magnitude...
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acceleration of free fall
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
acceleration of free fall (symbol g ) The acceleration experienced by an object falling freely in a gravitational field, also known as the acceleration due to gravity . Its mean value at the Earth's surface...
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acceleration, gravitational
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
acceleration, gravitational See GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION .
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Acceleration Clause
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
ACCELERATION CLAUSE The provision in a credit agreement, such as a mortgage, note...time that payment would otherwise be due. The agreement may call for acceleration whenever there is a default of any important obligation, such as nonpayment...
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