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accelerative

adj
/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪv/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accelerative From accelerate + -ive.

  1. derived from -yf English -ive English accelerative From accelerate + -ive
  2. derived from -īvus Old French -ifbor
  3. derived from accelerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder
  4. derived from accelerationbf
  5. derived from accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder
  6. derived from celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor
  7. derived from *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der✻

Definitions

  1. Relating to acceleration

    Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.

    • The accelerative powers of a diesel unit like this are such that allowances for delays must be less than those with steam power: [...]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for accelerative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA