accelerative
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of accelerative
First recorded in 1745–55; accelerate + -ive
Example Sentences
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There’s a sense of all the anger and frustration coursing through the paint, an accelerative thrust that feels impatient, as if time is running out.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
The one principle—the accelerative law which is the law of the organic—urges all alike onward to development, reproduction and death.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
A moment's consideration shows that such progressive activity denotes an accelerative attitude on the part of the organism towards the transfer of energy into the organic material system.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
They would be created whenever the attractive influence of the disturbing planet was exerted in a forward or accelerative sense, but could come only by a rare exception to our notice.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
Organism and accelerative absorption of energy, 79; and economy, 109-111; and periodic rigour of the environment, 94,95.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
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