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non-accelerative
ac·cel·er·a·tive
/
ækˈsɛl
əˌreɪ
tɪv, -ər
ə
tɪv
/
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[
ak-
sel
-
uh
-rey-tiv, -er-
uh
-tiv
]
Show IPA
adjective
tending to
accelerate
; increasing the velocity of.
Also,
ac·cel·er·a·to·ry
/
ækˈsɛl
ər
əˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
Show Spelled
[
ak-
sel
-er-
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1745–55;
accelerate
+
-ive
Related forms
non·ac·cel·er·a·tive,
adjective
non·ac·cel·er·a·to·ry,
adjective
un·ac·cel·er·a·tive,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
accelerate
(ækˈsɛləˌreɪt)
—
vb
1.
to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up
2.
(
tr
) to cause to happen sooner than expected
3.
(
tr
) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc); cause acceleration
[C16: from Latin
accelerātus,
from
accelerāre
to go faster, from
ad-
(intensive) +
celerāre
to hasten, from
celer
swift]
ac'celerable
—
adj
ac'celerative
—
adj
ac'celeratory
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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