Acceleration Converter
Convert between 8 units of acceleration — m/s², cm/s², ft/s², in/s², standard gravity (g), Gal, milligal, and km/s².
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About the Acceleration Converter
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity — how quickly an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction. The SI unit is metres per second squared (m/s²). Standard gravity (g = 9.80665 m/s²) is defined exactly and is widely used as a unit in aviation, rocketry, and human performance research. The Gal (named after Galileo) is used in geophysics for measuring subtle variations in Earth's gravitational field.
Quick facts
- ›Standard gravity is defined as exactly 9.80665 m/s²
- ›Formula 1 cars can decelerate at over 5 g under maximum braking
- ›The moon's surface gravity is 1.62 m/s² — about 1/6 of Earth's
- ›Astronauts on the Space Station experience microgravity (~10⁻⁶ g)
Common uses: Aerospace engineering, automotive, physics research, geophysics, biomechanics