Acceleration vs Boost - What's the difference?
acceleration | boost |
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
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(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
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A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
(automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
(slang) To steal.
To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
As nouns the difference between acceleration and boost
is that acceleration is acceleration while boost is a push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.As a verb boost is
to lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.acceleration
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- a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity
- The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second.
- A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration
