DECELERATE


Meaning of DECELERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: de- + a ccelerate

Date: 1899

transitive verb

1. : to reduce the speed of : slow down

decelerate a car

2. : to decrease the rate of progress of

decelerate growth

decelerate soil erosion

intransitive verb

: to move at decreasing speed

• de·cel·er·a·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌse-lə-ˈrā-shən noun

• de·cel·er·a·tor (ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-rā-tər noun

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