Velocity vs. Acceleration
Velocitynoun
(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.
Velocitynoun
Rapidity of motion.
Velocitynoun
The rate of occurrence.
Velocitynoun
(economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
Velocitynoun
Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.
Velocitynoun
Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.
Velocitynoun
distance travelled per unit time
Velocitynoun
the speed of something in a given direction
Velocitynoun
(in general use) speed
Velocitynoun
the rate at which money changes hands within an economy.
Velocity
The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of reference, and is a function of time. Velocity is equivalent to a specification of an object's speed and direction of motion (e.g.
Accelerationnoun
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
Accelerationnoun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
Accelerationnoun
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
Accelerationnoun
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
Accelerationnoun
The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; - opposed to retardation.
Accelerationnoun
an increase in speed;
Accelerationnoun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Accelerationnoun
(physics) a rate of change of velocity
Acceleration
In mechanics, acceleration is the rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to time. Accelerations are vector quantities (in that they have magnitude and direction).
