Acceleration () 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.

Accelerative () Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.

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

Acceleratory () Accelerative.

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

Accelerometer () An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.

Accend () To set on fire; to kindle.

Accendibility () Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.

Accendible () Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.

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

Accensor () One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Accent () A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

Accent () A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.

Accent () 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.

Accent () A word; a significant tone

Accent () expressions in general; speech.

Accent () Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Accent () A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

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

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

Accent () The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

Accent () 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''.

Accent () 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.

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

Accented () of Accent

Accenting () of Accent

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

Accent () To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

Accentless () Without accent.

Accentor () One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

Accentor () A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.

Accentuable () Capable of being accented.

Accentual () Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Accentuality () The quality of being accentual.

Accentually () In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.

Accentuated () of Accentuate

Accentuating () of Accentuate

Accentuate () To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

Accentuate () To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.

Accentuate () To mark with the written accent.

Accentuation () Act of accentuating; applications of accent.

Accentuation () pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Accepted () of Accept

Accepting () of Accept

Accept () To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

Accept () To receive with favor; to approve.

Accept () To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

Accept () To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?

Accept () To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.

Accept () In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]

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