vertical acceleration

collocation in English

meaningsofverticalandacceleration

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vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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acceleration
noun
uk
/əkˌsel.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/əkˌsel.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the increase in something's speed, or its ability to ...
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(Definition ofverticalandaccelerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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While the front steepens, the effect of frequency dispersion (orverticalacceleration) becomesincreasingly appreciable, which may lead to the development of undulations behind each crest.
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Theverticalaccelerationsends control 6 messages (the faster the changes of speed the higher the value) that produce timbre changes in the sounds.
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As well as pitch, roll and yaw rates, barometric pressure andverticalacceleration.
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To achieve low orbit requires much more horizontal thanverticalacceleration.
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The plane impacted with averticalaccelerationforce of 14.7-g.
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During this portion of the launch, gravity acts directly against the thrust of the rocket, lowering itsverticalacceleration.
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The maximal value of theverticalaccelerationspeed during touchdown was recorded as 1.12g.
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The macula sacculi detectsverticalaccelerationwhile the macula utriculi is responsible for horizontal acceleration.
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The parcel, perturbed vertically from its starting position, experiences averticalacceleration.
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However, noverticalaccelerationsensor is used.
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Two types of otolith organs are housed in the vestibule: the saccule, which points vertically and detectsverticalacceleration, and the utricle, which points horizontally and detects horizontal acceleration.
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The flight data recorder functioned throughout the flight and continuously recorded the aircraft's pressure altitude, indicated airspeed,verticalaccelerationand magnetic heading until the moment of impact with the ground.
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