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Accessible
Able to be used or entered. In the U.S., under the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public places and places of employment must be accessible to the disabled through architectural design (e.g.,ramps, wheelchair-wide doorways) and/or the use of assistive technologies.
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Oxygen acceptor
A substance that combines with oxygen and is oxidized when a substrate is reduced by an enzyme.
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Hydrogen acceptor
A substance that combines with hydrogen and is reduced when a substrate is oxidized by an enzyme.
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Accelerometer
An instrument that detects a change in the velocity of the object to which it is attached. The device may be designed to record the changes and indicate the direction(s) of the acceleration. A mechanism designed to gauge the acceleration of an individual’s point of equilibrium.
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Acceleration fractionation
The treatment of a tumor with radiation doses given over a shorter period than usual, e.g., over a 5-week as opposed to a 7-week period. Accelerated fractionation may provide clinical and survival benefits to some patients with inoperable tumors.
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Standard acceleration of free fall
The rate of change in velocity of a freely falling body as it is acted on by gravity to travel to the earth. It is 9.81 m (or 32.17 ft)/sec².
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Linear acceleration
Rate of change in velocity per unit of time while on a straight course.
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Fetal heart rate acceleration
The increase in heart rate associated with fetal movement.
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Centripetal acceleration
Rate of change in velocity per unit of time while on a circular or curved course.
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Angular acceleration
Rate of change in velocity per unit of time during circular movement.
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