TITLE: Names of higher-order derivatives
QUESTION [7 upvotes]: Specific derivatives have specific names. First order is often called tangency/velocity, second order is curvature/acceleration. I've also come across words like Jerk, Yank, Jounce, Jolt, Surge and Lurch for 3rd and 4th order derivatives. Is there a widely agreed list of names for these? How many orders have specific names?
In this case, I'm dealing with NURBs curves, so the "tangency" and "curvature" related words are to be preferred over "velocity" and "acceleration" words.

REPLY [3 votes]: The derivatives of displacement are:

velocity
acceleration
jerk
snap
crackle
pop
lock
drop