Etymology

post-accelerate

Today it means: To accelerate (an electron or other subatomic particle) after it is deflected in a magnetic field. Full definition →

English accelerate ← Latin accelerātiō ← Proto-Indo-European *kel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kel-
  12. Latinceler
  13. Latincelerō
  14. Latinaccelerō
  15. Latinaccelerātu
  16. Latinaccelerō
  17. Latinaccelerātiō
  18. Englishaccelerationbf.
  19. Englishaccelerate
  20. English todaypost-accelerate

From post- + accelerate.

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