加 速 度(かそくど)

かそくど

noun

acceleration

1. acceleration; rate of change of velocity

A physics term for the rate at which the speed of an object changes over time. Also used figuratively to describe the increasing pace of change.

加速度(かそくど)を計算(けいさん)する。

Calculate the acceleration.

重力(じゅうりょく)加速度(かそくど)は約(やく)9.8m/s²だ。

Gravitational acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s².

技術(ぎじゅつ)革新(かくしん)は加速度(かそくど)を増(ま)して進(すす)んでおり、社会(しゃかい)の変化(へんか)がますます速(はや)くなっている。

Technological innovation is accelerating, and social change is getting faster and faster.

Composed of 加速(かそく) (acceleration, speeding up) + 度(ど) (degree, rate). Primarily a physics term, but also used in figurative contexts to describe processes that are speeding up.

Common collocations

重力(じゅうりょく)加速度(かそくど): gravitational acceleration
加速度(かそくど)センサー: accelerometer
加速度(かそくど)を増(ま)す: to increase in acceleration
加速度(かそくど)がつく: to gain momentum
加速度(かそくど)的(てき)に: at an accelerating rate

Similar words

加速(かそく): acceleration, speeding up — the act of accelerating, without the quantitative nuance
速度(そくど): speed, velocity — the rate of movement itself, not its change
減速(げんそく): deceleration — the opposite, slowing down

Related Words

Antonym: 減速(げんそく) (deceleration)

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Added 2026.4.5 12:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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