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constant acceleration

constant acceleration

1 4.6
A steady change in an object's speed by the same amount in equal time periods
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒnstənt ˌæksəˈlɛrɛɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aceleración constante
  • So this is the most general position for a particle of constant acceleration a.

You can't move on those lines because that would require you to move faster than light, but you could move on those that would require a constant acceleration.

Examples

  • This form of motor management or continuous control is what modifies the basic motor characteristic to enable near-constant acceleration torque.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Those include projectile motion, rotations with constant acceleration, Newton's law of gravitation, and heat engines.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Over a few weeks or months, that constant acceleration would really begin to add up!

    Academic text (2007)
  • So question about big R it seems like I mean you picked that so the constant acceleration curve would approach the S until.

  • Constant acceleration creates artificial gravity, freeing us from the discomfort of weightlessness.

  • The Zombies were going to have to deal with the constant acceleration to hyper as best they could; at least she knew that they were all sitting or lying down because the crates simply weren't big enough for them to stand.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • When a group of researchers at the University of Texas at Austin oscillated a shallow granular layer, they produced squares and stripes; they found a continuous transition between these states as they varied the vibration frequency at constant acceleration.

    Academic text (1995)
  • During the roller coaster ride, the car experienced constant acceleration, smoothly increasing its speed as it climbed the steep tracks.

  • When the car moves down the slope, it gains speed due to constant acceleration, which can be calculated using the formula for uniform motion.

  • Astronauts on a spacecraft might feel constant acceleration as it propels them into orbit, mimicking the effect of gravity.

Synonyms

uniform acceleration
vsconstant acceleration
  • Specialized
5.3

A steady change in an object's speed by the same amount each second

is the same scientific concept expressed with the alternate technical term

Antonyms

Movement where speed changes by different amounts over time

Surface Forms

Morphology

constant + acceleration

The meaning is directly compositional: 'constant' (not varying) modifies 'acceleration' (change in velocity), yielding 'acceleration that does not vary over time.' This adjective+noun construction follows standard, cross-linguistic compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Constant acceleration comes from a simple image: imagine a car that gains the same extra speed every second. Because the extra speed is called acceleration and the amount stays constant, the term means a 'steady' change in speed over time.