Latin edit

Etymology edit

From accelerō (hasten, accelerate) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

accelerātiō f (genitive accelerātiōnis); third declension

  1. a hastening
  2. (physics) acceleration

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative accelerātiō accelerātiōnēs
Genitive accelerātiōnis accelerātiōnum
Dative accelerātiōnī accelerātiōnibus
Accusative accelerātiōnem accelerātiōnēs
Ablative accelerātiōne accelerātiōnibus
Vocative accelerātiō accelerātiōnēs

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References edit

  • acceleratio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acceleratio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acceleratio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.