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Noun acceleration has 3 senses

acceleration - an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
--₁ is a kind of speed, swiftness, fastness
Antonyms: deceleration, slowing, retardation
--₁ has particulars: pickup, getaway; precipitation
Derived form: verb accelerate₂
acceleration, quickening, speedup - the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
--₂ is a kind of speed, speeding, hurrying

Derived form: verb accelerate₂
acceleration - (physics) a rate of change of velocity
--₃ is a kind of rate
--₃ has particulars: centripetal acceleration