accelerative

American  

[ak-sel-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

Also acceleratory

adjective

1. tending to accelerate; increasing the velocity of.

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Other Word Forms

• nonaccelerative adjective
• nonacceleratory adjective
• unaccelerative adjective

Etymology

Origin of accelerative

First recorded in 1745–55; accelerate + -ive

Example Sentences

There’s a sense of all the anger and frustration coursing through the paint, an accelerative thrust that feels impatient, as if time is running out.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2022

A moment's consideration shows that such progressive activity denotes an accelerative attitude on the part of the organism towards the transfer of energy into the organic material system.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

They would be created whenever the attractive influence of the disturbing planet was exerted in a forward or accelerative sense, but could come only by a rare exception to our notice.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)

In the movement towards the poles this energy would therefore be applied to the system in the form of energy of rotation, and would produce a definite accelerative effect.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

The one principle—the accelerative law which is the law of the organic—urges all alike onward to development, reproduction and death.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John