post-accelerate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate English post-accelerate From post- + accelerate.
Meanings
- (transitive) To accelerate (an electron or other subatomic particle) after it is deflected in a magnetic field.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| post-accelerated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| post-accelerated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| post-accelerating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| post-accelerates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| postaccelerate | alternative | lexicographic |