pickup vs acceleration

pickup and acceleration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pickup	Yes	No	No	No
acceleration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acceleration is a hypernym of pickup; that is, acceleration is a word with a broader meaning than pickup:

pickup (noun)	acceleration (noun)
the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places	the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
the act of taking aboard passengers or freight	an increase in rate of change
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard	(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
anything with restorative powers
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
a warrant to take someone into custody
a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships