Deceleration

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  • n. The act or process of decelerating.
  • n. The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a decrease in velocity. Opposite of acceleration
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The decrease of velocity: opposed to acceleration.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed
  • n. a decrease in rate of change
  • n. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    speeding    speed    hurrying    alteration    modification   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    slowing    retardation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acceleration    attrition    weaken    U-turn    misalignment   
     
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