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proper acceleration

proper acceleration noun: the acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 m/s² upwards, but has no coordinate acceleration. The proper acceleration of an object is Lorentz invariant.

Noun

proper acceleration (plural proper accelerations)

  1. The acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 m/s² upwards, but has no coordinate acceleration. The proper acceleration of an object is Lorentz invariant.

Forms of proper acceleration

pluralproper accelerations

Questions about proper acceleration

What does proper acceleration mean?
Proper acceleration means the acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 m/s² upwards, but has no coordinate acceleration. The proper acceleration of an object is Lorentz invariant.
What part of speech is proper acceleration?
Proper acceleration is a noun.
What is the plural of proper acceleration?
The plural of proper acceleration is proper accelerations.

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