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The beta function in accelerator physics is a function related to the transverse size of the particle beam at the location s along the nominal beam trajectory
Beta function (accelerator physics)
Beta_function_(accelerator_physics)
Topics referred to by the same term
function Gödel's β function, used in mathematical logic to encode sequences of natural numbers Beta function (accelerator physics), related to the transverse
Beta function (disambiguation)
Beta_function_(disambiguation)
Set of quantities in accelerator physics
In accelerator physics, the Courant–Snyder parameters (frequently referred to as Twiss parameters or CS parameters) are a set of quantities used to describe
Courant–Snyder_parameters
Type of radioactive decay
In nuclear physics, double beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which two neutrons are simultaneously transformed into two protons, or vice versa
Double_beta_decay
Type of particle accelerator
the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for this invention. The cyclotron was the first "cyclical" accelerator. The primary accelerators before the development
Cyclotron
High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL; branded as Fermilab) is a national laboratory for high-energy particle physics, located in Batavia, Illinois
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermi_National_Accelerator_Laboratory
Elementary particle with negative charge
particle accelerators. Interactions involving electrons with other subatomic particles are of interest in fields such as chemistry and nuclear physics. Atoms
Electron
In particle physics, CLs represents a statistical method for setting upper limits (also called exclusion limits) on model parameters, a particular form
CLs_method_(particle_physics)
Basic concept in accelerator physics
to the physics of high energy accelerators. New York: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-55163--8. Wiedemann, Helmut (2007). Particle accelerator physics (3rd ed
Betatron_oscillations
The Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF) is a superconducting radiofrequency linear accelerator and neutron source, located at the Soreq
Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility
Soreq_Applied_Research_Accelerator_Facility
Bessel functions with half-integer α are obtained when the Helmholtz equation is solved in spherical coordinates. beta decay In nuclear physics, a type
Glossary_of_physics
Field of physics that studies atomic interactions
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of
Nuclear_physics
Scientific field of study
interference. Particle physics & Nuclear physics: a Feynman diagram representing beta decay. These are just some of the many branches of physics. Others include
Physics
Elementary particle, fundamental constituent of matter
inelastic scattering experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in 1968. Accelerator program experiments have provided evidence for all six
Quark
Phenomenon in which a neutrino changes lepton flavor as it travels
Super Beam (ESSνSB) is a proposed accelerator-based experiment that would use the 2 GeV, 5 MW proton linear accelerator at the European Spallation Source
Neutrino_oscillation
Theory of interwoven space and time by Albert Einstein
In physics, the special theory of relativity, or simply special relativity, is a scientific theory of the relationship between space and time. In Albert
Special_relativity
Emissions from unstable atomic nuclei
common types of decay are alpha, beta, and gamma decay. The weak force is the mechanism that is responsible for beta decay, while the other two are governed
Radioactive_decay
Property of gauge theories in particle physics
which was recognized by the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics. Experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator showed that inside protons, quarks behaved as if
Asymptotic_freedom
Fourteenth letter in the Greek alphabet
momentum loss of a beam particle after a two-body interaction in accelerator physics. Dimensionless distance variable used in the Lane–Emden equation
Xi_(letter)
Electron trajectories in electromagnetic fields
calculations are crucial for the design of electron microscopes and particle accelerators. In the paraxial approximation, trajectory calculations can be carried
Electron_optics
Numerical integration scheme for Hamiltonian systems
dynamics, molecular dynamics, discrete element methods, accelerator physics, plasma physics, quantum physics, and celestial mechanics. Symplectic integrators
Symplectic_integrator
Cyclic particle accelerator
reference to the beta particle, a fast electron) was chosen during a departmental contest. Other proposals were "rheotron", "induction accelerator", "induction
Betatron
Characterization of nuclide stability
In nuclear physics, the valley of stability (also called the belt of stability, nuclear valley, energy valley, or beta stability valley) is a characterization
Valley_of_stability
transport. As a result, the input function[clarification needed] of these isotopes can be estimated as a function of time. mCs – Excited nuclear isomer
Isotopes_of_caesium
American physicist (1901–1958)
August 27, 1958) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. He is known for his work on
Ernest_Lawrence
Radioisotope that is man-made and is not found in nature
(2021-01-01), "Actinium-225 production with an electron accelerator", Journal of Applied Physics, 129 (10) 104901, arXiv:2101.00291, Bibcode:2021JAP...129j4901D
Synthetic_radioisotope
Measured time difference as explained by relativity theory
}}^{2}}{c^{2}}}}}={\sqrt {1-\left(\beta ^{2}+\beta _{e}^{2}+{\frac {\beta _{\shortparallel }^{2}\beta _{e}^{2}}{1-\beta _{e}^{2}}}\right)}}} where: v ∥ {\displaystyle
Time_dilation
Waves or particles moving through space
releasing the beta particle and an antineutrino. Beta radiation from linac accelerators is far more energetic and penetrating than natural beta radiation
Radiation
Theory of forces and subatomic particles
by Michael Schirber. American Physics Society. Retrieved 3 January 2026. "The Standard Model". SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Archived from the
Standard_Model
Harmful high-frequency radiation
10 electronvolts (eV). Ionizing subatomic particles include alpha particles, beta particles, and neutrons. These particles are created by radioactive decay
Ionizing_radiation
American physicist, inventor and professor (1911–1988)
Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber. In 2007 the American Journal of Physics commented
Luis_Walter_Alvarez
American physicist who developed the betatron
American physicist who worked on advanced particle accelerator concepts (accelerator physics) and plasma physics. He is most notable for his development of the
Donald_William_Kerst
Mathematical series
moments in mathematics and mathematical physics form an orthogonal basis for the decomposition of a function, based on the response of a field to point
Multipole_expansion
Hypothetical particle with one magnetic pole
In particle physics, a magnetic monopole is a hypothetical particle that is an isolated magnet with only one magnetic pole (a north pole without a south
Magnetic_monopole
Atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable
particle physics, radionuclides help discover new physics (physics beyond the Standard Model) by measuring the energy and momentum of their beta decay products
Radionuclide
Effect in accelerator physics
Intrabeam scattering (IBS) is an effect in accelerator physics where collisions between particles couple the beam emittance in all three dimensions. This
Intrabeam_scattering
Quantum mechanics taking into account particles near or at the speed of light
application in high-energy physics, particle physics and accelerator physics, as well as atomic physics, chemistry and condensed matter physics. Non-relativistic
Relativistic quantum mechanics
Relativistic_quantum_mechanics
value of the Sherman function depends on the energy of the incoming electron, evaluated via the parameter β = v c {\displaystyle \beta ={\frac {v}{c}}}
Sherman_function
Property of a charged particle beam
In accelerator physics, emittance is a property of a charged particle beam. It refers to the area occupied by the beam in a position-and-momentum phase
Beam_emittance
When one nuclear reaction causes more
from radioactive beta decay, after the fission chain reaction has been stopped. Proton–proton chain Criticality accident Nuclear physics "See this 1956
Nuclear_chain_reaction
Specialized electronic circuit that accelerates graphics
makers had added 2D acceleration support to their chips. Fixed-function Windows accelerators surpassed expensive general-purpose graphics coprocessors in
Graphics_processing_unit
The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size. To navigate by individual letter use the table of contents below. !$@ 0–9
Index_of_physics_articles_(T)
Particle and Nuclear Physics
CERN’s first accelerator. It was 15.7 meters in circumference and provided for CERN's first experiments in particle and nuclear physics. It accelerated
Synchro-Cyclotron_(CERN)
Electromagnetic radiation
Conte, Mario; MacKay, William (2008). An introduction to the physics of particle accelerators (2nd ed.). Hackensack, N.J.: World Scientific. p. 166. ISBN 978-981-277-960-1
Synchrotron_radiation
Physics facility at CERN
several low-energy nuclear physics experiments or an isotope-harvesting area. A major upgrade of the REX post-accelerator to the HIE-ISOLDE (High Intensity
ISOLDE
Law of physics and chemistry
Consensus: Nuclear Beta Decay 1911-1934. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7643-5313-1. Brown, Laurie M. (1978). "The idea of the neutrino". Physics Today. 31 (9):
Conservation_of_energy
Property of a mass in motion
their energy to atoms (as in the Franck–Hertz experiment); and particle accelerators in which the kinetic energy is converted into mass in the form of new
Momentum
Spatial coordinate used in experimental particle physics
In experimental particle physics, pseudorapidity, η {\displaystyle \eta } , is a commonly used spatial coordinate representing the angle of a particle
Pseudorapidity
Graphics processing unit developed by Nvidia
Real-time Interactive Video and Animation accelerator. The RIVA 128 followed Nvidia's less successful "NV1" accelerator and was the first product to gain Nvidia
RIVA_128
American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
the physics of elementary particles". He is also known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of the physics of
Richard_Feynman
Extended physical object in string theory
and β {\displaystyle \beta } are states of open strings stretched between α {\displaystyle \alpha } and β {\displaystyle \beta } . In one version of string
Brane
Symmetry between bosons and fermions
conventional particle accelerators and offer a practical alternative to detecting physics beyond the Standard Model as accelerator experiments become increasingly
Supersymmetry
Tests of special relativity
impact of Einstein's theory of special relativity on particle accelerators", Journal of Physics B, 38 (9): S741–S752, Bibcode:2005JPhB...38S.741P, doi:10
Tests of relativistic energy and momentum
Tests_of_relativistic_energy_and_momentum
Public university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel
Knowledge to the Tree of Life." Koffler Accelerator Building (1975) – An iconic structure serving the nuclear physics department. Daniel Wolf Building (1939)
Weizmann_Institute_of_Science
Department of Atomic Energy (India) Departure function Dephasing Depolarization ratio Deposition (aerosol physics) Deposition (phase transition) Depression
Index_of_physics_articles_(D)
Particle smaller than an atom
In physics, a subatomic particle is a particle smaller than an atom. According to the Standard Model of particle physics, a subatomic particle can be
Subatomic_particle
Characteristic state function Characteristic time Charge-exchange ionization Charge-induced voltage alteration Charge (physics) Charge carrier Charge
Index_of_physics_articles_(C)
1990s is considered to be an age of consolidation in particle physics. While accelerators have confirmed most aspects of the Standard Model by detecting
History_of_subatomic_physics
Method in physics used to deal with infinities
physical constants with changes in scale. This variation is encoded by beta-functions, and the general theory of this kind of scale-dependence is known as
Renormalization
Periodic table of the elements with eight or more periods
search for superheavy elements in nature or attempt to synthesize them at accelerators. Many searches for superheavy elements were conducted in the 1970s, all
Extended_periodic_table
German experimental physicist (1924–2025)
than 200 original publications in optics, nuclear physics, elementary particle physics and accelerator technology, including: Fleischmann R. and H. Schopper
Herwig_Schopper
Chinese-American physicist (1922–2025)
on statistical physics, supervised by J. S. Wang. At the University of Chicago, Yang first spent twenty months working in an accelerator lab, but found
Yang_Chen-Ning
instability Baryon acoustic oscillations Beam-powered propulsion Beta (plasma physics) Birkeland current Blacklight Power Blazar Bohm diffusion Bohr–van
List of plasma physics articles
List_of_plasma_physics_articles
Measure for the energy lost by ions per traversed distance
nuclei called HZE ions found in cosmic rays or produced by particle accelerators. These particles cause frequent direct ionizations within a narrow diameter
Linear_energy_transfer
Process of combining atomic nuclei
tritiated target". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 632
Nuclear_fusion
Phenomenon in quantum chromodynamics
Lund string model Gluon field strength tensor Asymptotic freedom Beta function (physics) Yang–Mills existence and mass gap Cornell potential § Calculation
Color_confinement
Used to understand the Dirac equation
using Wigner functions". In Chen, P (ed.). Proceedings of the 15th Advanced ICFA Beam Dynamics Workshop on Quantum Aspects of Beam Physics, 4–9 January
Foldy–Wouthuysen transformation
Foldy–Wouthuysen_transformation
Ernest Rutherford investigates radioactivity. He coins the terms alpha and beta rays in 1899 to describe the two distinct types of radiation emitted by thorium
Timeline_of_quantum_mechanics
Physical process
of material from a target during impact by a projectile. In planetary physics, spallation describes meteoritic impacts on a planetary surface and the
Spallation
American neutrino physicist
Fermilab, helping with the assembly of detectors there. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Pi Sigma in 1994, and completed her Ph.D. at Northwestern
Sam_Zeller
Subatomic particle; lightest meson
In particle physics, a pion (/ˈpaɪ.ɒn/, PIE-on) or pi meson, denoted with the Greek letter pi (π), is any of three subatomic particles: π0 , π+ , and
Pion
Subatomic particle with positive charge
traverse. Free protons are routinely used for accelerators for proton therapy or various particle physics experiments, with the most powerful example being
Proton
Transformation of a nuclide to another
energy, for example by: particle accelerators; nuclear decay (alpha particles are the main type of interest here since beta and gamma rays are rarely involved
Nuclear_reaction
Special arrangement of permanent magnets
"Applications of Permanent Magnets in Accelerators and Electron Storage Rings" (PDF). Journal of Applied Physics. 57 (1): 3605–3608. Bibcode:1985JAP..
Halbach_array
Signals With a Photonic Hardware Accelerator", Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 103, No. 7, pp. 1071–1086 (2015). Physics-based Feature Engineering. Jalali
Phase_stretch_transform
Parallel computing platform and programming model
in parallel, such as: cryptographic hash functions machine learning molecular dynamics simulations physics engines The origins of CUDA trace to the early
CUDA
Type of microscope with electrons as a source of illumination
(1944). "Historical Background of Electron Optics". Journal of Applied Physics. 15 (10): 685–690. Bibcode:1944JAP....15..685C. doi:10.1063/1.1707371.
Electron_microscope
Radiosotope of carbon
with half-life 5700±30 years, decaying into nitrogen-14 (14 N) through beta decay. Pure carbon-14 would have a molar activity of 62.4 mCi/mmol (2.31 GBq/mmol)
Carbon-14
Chemical element with atomic number 43 (Tc)
{^{99}_{39}Y ->[\beta^-][1.47\,{\ce {s}}] ^{99}_{40}Zr ->[\beta^-][2.1\,{\ce {s}}] ^{99}_{41}Nb ->[\beta^-][15.0\,{\ce {s}}] ^{99}_{42}Mo ->[\beta^-][65.94\
Technetium
Component of synchrotron light sources
damping effect on storage rings, which is the function to which they first put at the Cambridge Electron Accelerator in Massachusetts in 1966. The first wiggler
Insertion_device
Algorithm for computing trigonometric, hyperbolic, logarithmic and exponential functions
CORDIC accelerator using STM32CubeG4 MCU Package" (PDF). STMicroelectronics. Retrieved 2021-01-01. "CMSIS/CMSIS/DSP_Lib/Source/ControllerFunctions/arm_sin_cos_f32
CORDIC
Medical specialty
reactor and accelerator produced radionuclides. The concepts involved in radiation exposure to humans are covered by the field of Health Physics; the development
Nuclear_medicine
Most basic type of physical force
such as transistors to function. The weak interaction or weak nuclear force is responsible for some nuclear phenomena such as beta decay. Electromagnetism
Fundamental_interaction
In physics, proton and neutron magnetism
Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Publishing. pp. 95–312. ISBN 978-0-7503-0373-6. Wick, G. C. (1935). "Teoria dei raggi beta e momento magnetico del protone"
Nucleon_magnetic_moment
Fusion power research concept
electrostatic confinement". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 422
Inertial electrostatic confinement
Inertial_electrostatic_confinement
Quantum phenomenon
}-(c_{L})^{\alpha \beta }p_{\alpha }p_{\beta }]_{ab}&-i{\sqrt {2}}p_{\alpha }(\epsilon _{+})_{\beta }[(g^{\alpha \beta \gamma }p_{\gamma }-H^{\alpha \beta })]_{a{\bar
Lorentz-violating neutrino oscillations
Lorentz-violating_neutrino_oscillations
Chemical element with atomic number 54 (Xe)
early history of the Solar System. Radioactive xenon-135 is produced by beta decay from iodine-135 (a product of nuclear fission), and is the most significant
Xenon
Method of hydrodynamics simulation
integral method for radial functions with application to Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics". Journal of Computational Physics. 417 109565. Bibcode:2020JCoPh
Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics
Smoothed-particle_hydrodynamics
Minimum energy required to separate particles within a nucleus
Nuclear binding energy in experimental physics is the minimum energy that is required to fully disassemble the nucleus of one atom into its constituent
Nuclear_binding_energy
Breakdown of nuclear fission results
small-scale research reactors) or in particle accelerators. As molybdenum-100 only decays extremely slowly via double beta decay (half-life longer than the age
Fission_products_(by_element)
American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)
became the Eugene Higgins professor of physics at Harvard. Schwinger developed an affinity for Green's functions from his radar work, and he used these
Julian_Schwinger
Pakistani theoretical physicist (1930–2013)
Pakistani theoretical physicist, specialising in high-energy physics and nuclear physics. He is considered one of the early pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear
Riazuddin_(physicist)
Emission of electrons induced by an electrostatic field
is given by the particular value ν(fh) of a function ν(ℓ′). The latter is a function of mathematical physics in its own right with explicit series expansion
Field_electron_emission
Series of physics experiments
mass as a function of velocity: ϕ ( β ) = 3 4 β 2 [ 1 β lg 1 − β 1 + β + 2 1 − β 2 ] , β = v c . {\displaystyle \phi (\beta )={\frac {3}{4\beta ^{2}}}\left[{\frac
Kaufmann–Bucherer–Neumann experiments
Kaufmann–Bucherer–Neumann_experiments
polyethylene moderators". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 239
Neutron time-of-flight scattering
Neutron_time-of-flight_scattering
Computer hardware technology that uses quantum mechanics
information in quantum computing, the qubit (or "quantum bit"), serves the same function as the bit in ordinary or "classical" computing. However, unlike a classical
Quantum_computing
Electromagnetic effect of point charges
{\beta }}_{s})-{\beta }_{s}^{2}\mathbf {n} _{s}\cdot {\boldsymbol {\beta }}_{s}+\left((\mathbf {r} -\mathbf {r_{s}} )\cdot {\dot {\boldsymbol {\beta
Liénard–Wiechert_potential
Chemical element with atomic number 117 (Ts)
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), which evaluates claims of discovery of new elements, recognized
Tennessine
Physical quantity of hot and cold
machine used in fusion physics experiments. The term bulk quantity draws a distinction from collisions in particle accelerators wherein high temperature
Temperature
Series of radioactive decays
manmade) or the laborious atom-by-atom assembly of nuclei with particle accelerators. Unstable isotopes decay to their daughter products (which may sometimes
Decay_chain
BETA FUNCTION-ACCELERATOR-PHYSICS
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Female
Native American
 Native American Blackfoot name PETA means "golden eagle." Compare with another form of Peta.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Heart Beat
Boy/Male
Indian
Friction
Girl/Female
Greek Hebrew English
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
Female
Polish
Polish name derived from Latin beatus, BEATA means "blessed."Â
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö¶×˜Ö·×¢) Hebrew unisex name NETA means meaning "plant, shrub."
Biblical
Beth (Hebrew)|house of the sun
Female
English
Short form of English Elizabeth, BET means "God is my oath."Â
Female
German
Short form of German Margarete, META means "pearl."
Male
Hebrew
(בֶּלַע) Hebrew name BELA means "destruction." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a king of Edom.
Female
English
English name derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, beta, related to Hebrew bet, BETA means "house."Â
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Elisabet, ERZSÉBET means "God is my oath."
Female
Polish
Polish form of Greek Elisabet, ELŻBIETA means "God is my oath."
Female
English
Short form of English Elizabeth, BETH means "God is my oath."Â
Female
English
Short form of English Beatrix, BEA means "voyager (through life)."Â
Female
English
Czech and Polish form of German Bertha, BERTA means "bright."
Female
Spanish
 Short form of Spanish Aleta, LETA means "winged." Compare with another form of Leta.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Fraction of Time
Female
Italian
 Variant spelling of Italian Zita, ZETA means "little girl." Compare with another form of Zeta.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Mysterious Function
BETA FUNCTION-ACCELERATOR-PHYSICS
BETA FUNCTION-ACCELERATOR-PHYSICS
Female
Hungarian
Feminine form of Hungarian Tódor, TEODÓRA means "gift of God."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Correct; Accurate
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prarthan | பà¯à®°à®¾à®°à¯à®¤à®¨Â
Prayer
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pure
Boy/Male
Latin
A Persian.
Male
Arthurian
, (calm, soothing) son of Aflawn.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Debashmita | தேபஷà¯à®®à¯€à®¤à®¾
One who can smile and make people smile like God, Like a flower
Female
English
English pet form of German Bertha, BERTIE means "bright."Â Compare with masculine Bertie.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Worshipper
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Swedish
Voyager through Life; Traveler; Blessed
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v. t.
To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
imp. & p. p.
of Bet
n.
One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
n.
A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.
n.
The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.
v. t.
To sell by auction.
v. t.
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
imp. & p. p.
of Accelerate
v. t.
To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
p. p.
of Beat
a.
Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general.
n.
The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
n.
The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.
v. t.
The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.
n.
The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.
imp.
of Beat
v. t.
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
n.
The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.
n.
The things sold by auction or put up to auction.