deceleration
deceleration · decelerations
сповільнення
децелерация, торможение, замедление
Verlangsamung
The act or process of deceleratingThe act or process of decelerating.
UK/diːsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/US/dɪˌsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The act or process of decelerating.
The rocket is now in deceleration.
Verlangsamung
торможе́ниеtormožénije, замедле́ниеzamedlénije, децелера́цияdecelerácija
спові́льненняspovílʹnennja
the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed
(countable)The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity), an acceleration having a negative numerical value.
The brakes produce a deceleration of 10 metres per second.
децелера́цияdecelerácija
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
the act or process of decelerating:
Русский
By meaning 1
the act or process of decelerating:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act or process of decelerating:
Origin
From de- + (ac)celeration.From de- + (ac)celeration.
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Forms
plural: decelerations| Singular | deceleration |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a decrease in rate of change:slowingretardation
Antonyms
1 antonymsact or process of decelerating:acceleration
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable