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Accede
v. i.
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To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.
Accede
v. i.
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To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.
Accedence
n.
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The act of acceding.
Acceder
n.
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One who accedes.
Accelerando
a.
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Gradually accelerating the movement.
Accelerated
imp. & p. p.
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of Accelerate
Accelerating
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Accelerate
Accelerate
v. t.
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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
Accelerate
v. t.
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To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
Accelerate
v. t.
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To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
Acceleration
n.
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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
a.
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Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
Accelerator
n.
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One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
Acceleratory
a.
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Accelerative.
Accelerograph
n.
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An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
Accelerometer
n.
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An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.
Accend
v. t.
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To set on fire; to kindle.
Accendibility
n.
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Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.
Accendible
a.
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Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.
Accension
n.
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The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.
Accensor
n.
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One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
Accent
n.
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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
n.
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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
n.
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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
n.
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A word; a significant tone
Accent
n.
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expressions in general; speech.
Accent
n.
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Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
Accent
n.
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A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
Accent
n.
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A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
Accent
n.
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The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.