accelerado

Accelerado is a masculine singular adjective in Spanish and Portuguese, meaning “made faster” or “hastened.” Its feminine form is acelerada. The term comes from Latin acceleratus, from accelerare, to hasten. In both languages, accelerado describes something that has undergone acceleration or occurs at a higher rate.

In Spanish, accelerado is commonly used to describe processes, speeds, or tempos that have increased. Examples include un proceso acelerado (an accelerated process), crecimiento acelerado (accelerated growth), and ritmo acelerado (fast-paced tempo). It can also appear in phrases such as un curso acelerado or un programa acelerado to denote an expedited educational track. In everyday speech, una persona acelerada may refer to someone who is hyperactive or easily agitated.

In Portuguese, accelerado serves a parallel function. It can describe a rapid development, as in um crescimento acelerado (accelerated growth), or a fast tempo, like um ritmo acelerado. It is also used for people, with a pessoa acelerada meaning someone who is quick-tempered or hurried. The noun form for related concepts is usually aceleração (acceleration), while accelerado remains the participial adjective describing the resulting state.

Overall, accelerado functions as a standard descriptor for faster or intensified conditions in both Spanish and Portuguese. It should not be confused with musical terms in Italian, where accelerando denotes a gradual increase in tempo, or with научные термины that use different derivations for acceleration.