deceleration
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de·cel·er·ate
(dē-sĕl′ə-rāt′)v. de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing, de·cel·er·ates
v.tr.
1. To decrease the velocity of.
2. To slow down the rate of advancement of: measures intended to decelerate the arms buildup.
v.intr.
To decrease in velocity.
[de- + (ac)celerate.]
de·cel′er·a′tion n.
de·cel′er·a′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | deceleration - a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" acceleration - an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" |
2. | deceleration - (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" acceleration - (physics) a rate of increase of velocity | |
3. | deceleration - the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking" |
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Translations
تَخْفيفُ السُّرْعَه
zpomalení
hastighedsreduktionmindskelse
deceleracija
lassításlelassítás
hraîalækkun
yavaşlama
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deceleration
n (of car, train) → Langsamerwerden nt; (by driver) → Herabsetzung f → der Geschwindigkeit; (of production) → Verlangsamung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
decelerate
(diːˈseləreit) verb to slow down, especially in a car etc. You must decelerate before a crossroads.
deˌceleˈration nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
de·cel·er·a·tion
n. desaceleración, disminución de la velocidad tal como en la frecuencia cardíaca.
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