"Acceleration" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
The shortening ol the time for tbe vesting in possession of an expectant interest
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.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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