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decelerate

 
Dictionary: de·cel·er·ate   (dē-sĕl'ə-rāt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -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.]

deceleration de·cel'er·a'tion n.
decelerator de·cel'er·a'tor n.

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Antonyms: decelerate
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v

Definition: slow down
Antonyms: accelerate


Dental Dictionary: deceleration
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n

A decrease in the speed or velocity of an object or reaction.

Translations: Decelerate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre langsommere, tage farten af
v. intr. - decelerere, nedsætte hastigheden

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaart minderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - ralentir
v. intr. - décélérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - die Geschwindigkeit verringern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιβραδύνω, ανακόπτω ταχύτητα, (για κινητήρες) μειώνω τις στροφές

Italiano (Italian)
rallentare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desacelerar

Русский (Russian)
снижать (скорость), замедлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reducir la marcha, desacelerar
v. intr. - desacelerar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sakta farten

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使减速, 降低...的速度, 降低速度, 减速行驶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使減速, 降低...的速度
v. intr. - 降低速度, 減速行駛

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감속하다
v. intr. - 속도가 줄다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 速度を落とす, 速度が落ちる, 減速する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبطئ, يبطئ شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האט‬
v. intr. - ‮האט‬


 
 

 

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