No. 2,072 in Japanese
加速
"加速" means "acceleration" or "to speed up."
In a sentence
車はスムーズに加速しました。
The car accelerated smoothly.
加速 is used here as a verb to describe the car increasing its speed.
新しいプロセッサーが計算速度を加速させました。
The new processor accelerated the calculation speed.
加速 is used here to indicate the enabling of quicker processes.
経済の加速が期待されています。
The acceleration of the economy is anticipated.
加速 is used here as a noun indicating the general increase in pace.
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