Results for slowdown
On this page:
 
Dictionary:

slowdown

  (slō'doun') pronunciation
n.

The act or process of slowing down; a slackening of pace: a production slowdown.


 
 

Deliberate reduction of output by employees. Slowdowns usually are a work protest designed to bring economic pressure upon an employer without incurring the costs of a strike.

 
 
Antonyms: slowdown

n

Definition: slacking off; gradual decrease
Antonyms: breakthrough, increase, rise, speed-up


 
Translations: Translations for: Slowdown

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedgangsperiode, nedsat arbejdstempo

Nederlands (Dutch)
langzaam-aan-actie, langzamer gaan

Français (French)
n. - grève perlée, ralentissement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verlangsamung, Bummelstreik

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιβράδυνση, επιβραδυντική απεργία

Italiano (Italian)
sciopero bianco, rallentamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diminuição (f), redução de produção (greve)

Русский (Russian)
замедление, снижение темпа работы

Español (Spanish)
n. - huelga de celo, retraso, tipo de huelga que consiste en trabajar con lentitud y meticulosidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nedgång, nedgångsperiod, dämpning av takten, maskning, maskningsaktion

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
降低速度, 减速

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 降低速度, 減速

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 속도가 떨어짐, (공장의) 태업, 경기 후퇴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 減速, 沈滞, 怠業

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألتباطؤ, أبطاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮האטה, השבתת-האטה‬


 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "slowdown" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Business Dictionary. Dictionary of Business Terms. Copyright © 2000 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link  

 

Keep Reading

Mentioned In: