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centripetal acceleration vs acceleration

acceleration vs centripetal acceleration

centripetal acceleration and acceleration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
centripetal acceleration Yes No No No
acceleration Yes No No No
As nouns, acceleration is a hypernym of centripetal acceleration; that is, acceleration is a word with a broader meaning than centripetal acceleration:
  • centripetal acceleration: the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit
  • acceleration: (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
centripetal acceleration (noun) acceleration (noun)
the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
an increase in rate of change
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Difference between centripetal acceleration and acceleration

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