proper acceleration

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Definition of proper acceleration in English English dictionary

The acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 m/s^2 upwards, but has no coordinate acceleration. The proper acceleration of an object is Lorentz invariant

Hyphenation

prop·er ac·cel·e·ra·tion

Turkish pronunciation

präpır äkselıreyşın

Pronunciation

/ˈpräpər ˌakˌselərˈāsʜən/ /ˈprɑːpɜr ˌækˌsɛlɜrˈeɪʃən/