English English Dictionary

The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.

Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.

One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.

Accelerative.

An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.

An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.

To set on fire; to kindle.

Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.

Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.

The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.

One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.

A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.

A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.

A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches.

To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

To mark emphatically; to emphasize.