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acceleration vs centripetal acceleration

centripetal acceleration vs acceleration

acceleration and centripetal acceleration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acceleration Yes No No No
centripetal acceleration Yes No No No
As nouns, centripetal acceleration is a hyponym of acceleration; that is, centripetal acceleration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acceleration:
  • acceleration: (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
  • centripetal acceleration: the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit
Other hyponyms of acceleration include angular acceleration, constant acceleration, uniform acceleration.
acceleration (noun) centripetal acceleration (noun)
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit
an increase in rate of change
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Difference between acceleration and centripetal acceleration

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