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accelerative

[ ak-sel-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]
/ ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /
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adjective
tending to accelerate; increasing the velocity of.
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Also ac·cel·er·a·to·ry [ak-sel-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ækˈsɛl ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of accelerative

First recorded in 1745–55; accelerate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM accelerative

non·ac·cel·er·a·tive, adjectivenon·ac·cel·er·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·ac·cel·er·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby accelerative

acceleration coefficient, accelerationist, acceleration of free fall, acceleration of gravity, acceleration principle, accelerative, accelerator, accelerator board, accelerator mass spectrometry, accelerogram, accelerograph
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