yeah, but i have swiftness, so i have the bomb and win on ties. On 6/11/05, Harry Veeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is of some interest. > > from http://www.etymonline.com/ > > accelerate > > c.1525, from L. acceleratus, pp. of accelerare "quicken," from ad- "to" + > celerare "hasten," from celer "swift" (see celerity). Accelerator in motor > vehicle sense is first recorded 1900. > > > celerity > > 1483, from M.Fr. c�l�rit�, from L. celeritatem (nom. celeritas), from celer > "swift," from PIE base *kel- "to drive, set in swift motion" (cf. Skt. > carati "goes," Gk. keles "fast horse or ship," keleuthos "journey, road," > Lith. sulys "a gallop," O.H.G. scelo "stallion"). > > > > Harry > > > Jones Beene wrote: > > > Subject: Re: question about terminology > > > > > > OK. Bilk and all you other sci-neologist on the Saturday scene... > > you can't pass this one up. > > > > The scalar of acceleration = > > 1) Sq-eed or Sqarvel ? > > 2) Prejerk or P'jerk ? > > 3) ?? > > > > > >> Summarising in a table: > >> > >> Vector Scalar > >> symbol name symbol name > >> > >> d displacement |d| distance > >> > >> v velocity |v| speed > >> > >> a acceleration |a| ?! > >> > >> > >> Harry > >> > > >
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