acceleration
[ak-sel″er-a´shun] 1. a quickening, as of the pulse rate.
2. in physics, the time rate of change of velocity.
psychomotor acceleration generalized physical and emotional overactivity in response to internal and external stimuli, such as that seen in the manic phase of
bipolar disorder.
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ac·cel·er·a·tion
(ak-sel-er-ā'shŭn), Avoid the mispronunciation uh-sel-er-ā'shŭn.1. The act of accelerating.
2. The rate of increase in velocity per unit of time; commonly expressed in g units; also expressed in centimeters or feet per second squared.
3. The rate of increasing deviation from a rectilinear course.
[see accelerator]
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ac·cel·er·a·tion
(ak-selĕr-āshŭn) The rate of change of velocity.
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ac·cel·er·a·tion
(ak-sel-er-ā'shŭn) Avoid the mispronunciation uh-sel-er-ā'shŭn.1. The act of accelerating.
2. The rate of increase in velocity per unit of time; commonly expressed in g units; also expressed in centimeters or feet per second squared.
3. The rate of increasing deviation from a rectilinear course.
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Patient discussion about acceleration
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