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
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