Tangential acceleration is a term used for the objects which are in the rotational motion where tangential acceleration is used to measure how quickly the tangential velocity of the object around the circular motion changes. An object is said to be in tangential acceleration if the object is moving in a circular path while an object moving in a straight line is said to be in linear acceleration. The best example of tangential acceleration is a carve accelerating around a curve in the road because the car accelerates tangentially to the curve of its path.