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    [Verb]  | "ac*cel*er*ate" | \ ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt \


    1: to move faster : to gain speed

    2: to progress from grade to grade more rapidly than usual : to follow a speeded-up educational program

    3: to bring about at an earlier time


    Origin: circa 1522 ;

     Borrowed from Latin accelerātus, past participle of accelerāre "to add speed to, hasten the occurrence of, go quickly," from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + celerāre "to hasten," verbal derivative of celer "swift, speedy," perhaps going back to *keli-li-/ri-, derivative from the Indo-European verbal base *kelh1- "set in motion," whence also Greek ()kéllō, ()kéllein "to bring (a ship, person) to shore," Lithuanian keliù, kélti "to settle (farm animals) on a different pasture," Tocharian A källāskeṃ "(they) bring," śala "(s/he) brought," Tocharian B kalṣtar "(s/he) goads, drives (animals)" ;

      * Note : This etymology largely follows D. Adams, A Dictionary of Tocharian B, Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Amsterdam/New York, 2013) and I. Seržant, "Die idg. Wurzeln *kel1- 'etw. bewegen' und *kelh3- 'sich erheben'," Indogermanische Forschungen, Band 113 (2008), pp. 59-75, though Seržant does not mention Latin celer, and Adams, presumably by mistake, switches *h1 and *h3. The reconstruction departs from Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben (2nd edition, p. 348), where a laryngeal-free base *kel- "drive, urge" (antreiben) is assumed. All the above authors also adduce Greek kélomai, kélesthai "to call out, call upon (a god), order, compel"; the "call" sense of this verb, however, may have been primary. See also {clonus|clonus}, {hold:1|hold:1}.;

    [Verb]  | "accelerate" 


    1: to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number;


      * e.g., " ... toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season "





    2: to cause to move or proceed fast or faster;


      * e.g., " ... we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed "





    3: to make greater in size, amount, or number;


      * e.g., " ... the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession "





     [ "accelerate" ]

    1: To increase the velocity of something. To speed something up. To step on the gas.

      * e.g.,  ... I hit the gas and I accelerate. 

     [ "accelerate" ]

    1: To speed(positive acceleration, aka acceleration) up slow down(Negative acceleration, aka deceleration)or change direction(aka turn)

      * e.g.,  ... I accelerated out of the street accelerated as i stopped at the light and accelerated as i turned the corner 

     [ "Accelerate" ]

    1: Accelerate is a beautiful written dnf smut(dream not found) fanfic found on AO3.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey man have you read that dnf book? 

     [ "acceleration" ]

    1: Defined as the change in velocity over a period of time. Acceleration is a vector quantity and therefore is stated as a quantity with a direction.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) A car that is travelling at 2ms^-1 changes its speed to 6ms^-1 over a period of five seconds, and doesn't change direction. During that five seconds, it had an average acceleration of .8ms^-2 in initial direction. 


     [ "acceleration" ]

    2: a = (v-u)/t (where a, v and u are vectors)

      * e.g.,  ... 2) A car travelling forwards at 2ms^-1 is suddenly put into reverse and five seconds later it is travelling 2ms^-2 backwards. It's average acceleration is .8ms^-2 backwards (-.8ms^-2 forwards). Note in this example, the car would have been temporarily at rest just when it changes direction. It is still accelerating (in negative direction, ie backwards, ie decelerating) during this period. 


     [ "acceleration" ]

    3: Where (using SI units):


     [ "acceleration" ]

    4: a = acceleration of the body in metres per second per second (ms^-2, or metres per second squared)


     [ "acceleration" ]

    5: v = final velocity of the body in metres per second (ms^-1)


     [ "acceleration" ]

    6: u = initial velocity of the body in metres per second (ms^-1)


     [ "acceleration" ]

    7: t = time period between the initial and final velocity, in seconds (s)


     [ "acceleration" ]

    8: An accelerating body can also be decelerating (ie, negative acceleration) or be at rest. Also, instantaneous acceleration is a bit different.

     [ "Accelerator" ]

    1: The accelerator is a sex move in which the man licks his index finger and tickles the womans anus while taking her from behind. The unexpected tingling sensation is a surprising and highly pleasurable experience for both parties.

      * e.g.,  ... Nic: Hey man have you tried the accelerator yet? 

     [ "Accelerator" ]

    1: When a man/woman is destined to break up with their partner and so by sleeping with them you simply accelerate the process, thus providing a useful service, you are then an accelerator.

      * e.g.,  ... One bloke talking to another in a pub - "My friend Samantha is just waiting to dump her annoying boyfriend so if I sleep with her this weekend then I am just acting as an accelerator" 

     [ "Acceleration" ]

    1: The process of getting high on speed

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah baby! I'm getting mad acceleration on this shit! 

     [ "Accelerator" ]

    1: A 14 years old cute Japanese girl who is also a lolicon. Accelerator is a start up device that has a fuckable body that men can use. Her real name is Suzushina Yuriko, the strongest Level 5 Esper of Academy City, originated from the series "A Certain One Punch Touma". Accelerator has the ability to control vectors as well as being fingered and fucked. Accelerator loves Loli a lot.

      * e.g.,  ... Accelerator will destroy Sword Art Online using Level 5 Vectors if Kirito ever fingers her. 

     [ "Accelerated Reader" ]

    1: An exuse for schools to torture its students by forcing us to read and take tests on them to pass.

      * e.g.,  ... i hate accelerated reader. 

     [ "farticle accelerator" ]

    1: When, after releasing a cloud of farticles, you suddenly get up from your chair and walk across the room or office, trailing a cloud of farticulate matter behind you and contaminating the vicinity.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude! I heard that! Take your farticle accelerator somewhere else! (waves hands to dissipate farticle cloud) 

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