| NOUN | attribute | deceleration, slowing, retardation | a decrease in rate of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | deceleration | (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity | |
| act | deceleration | the act of decelerating |
| Sounds | dihseh.lerey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A decrease in rate of change. | |
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| Example | "the deceleration of the arms race" | |
| Synonyms | slowing, retardation | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Opposite | acceleration | An increase / increase / increase in rate of change |
| Spanish | deceleración, desaceleración, ralentización, retardación | |
| Verbs | decelerate | lose velocity |
| decelerate | reduce the speed of | |
| Meaning | (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| Opposite | acceleration | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity |
| Meaning | The act of decelerating; decreasing the speed. | |
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| Example | "he initiated deceleration by braking" | |
| Broader | speed, speeding, hurrying | changing location rapidly |
| Opposite | acceleration, quickening, speedup | The act of accelerating |
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