Meanings
nounangular acceleration (usually uncountable, plural angular accelerations)
plural angular accelerations
- uncountableusuallyclassical mechanicsThe rate of change of angular velocity, often represented by α.
Translations
Dutch hoekversnelling
- hoekversnellingrate of change of angular velocity
Finnish kulmakiihtyvyys
- kulmakiihtyvyysrate of change of angular velocity
French accélération angulaire
- accélération angulairerate of change of angular velocity
Italian accelerazione angolare
- accelerazione angolarerate of change of angular velocity
Korean 각가속도
- 각가속도 (gakgasokdo)rate of change of angular velocity
Polish przyspieszenie kątowe
- przyspieszenie kątowerate of change of angular velocity
Portuguese aceleração angular
- aceleração angularrate of change of angular velocity
Russian углово́е ускоре́ние
- углово́е ускоре́ние (uglovóje uskorénije)rate of change of angular velocity
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APA
angular acceleration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angular%20acceleration
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“angular acceleration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angular%20acceleration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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