Associations to the word «Deceleration»

Wiktionary

DECELERATION, noun. (uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.
DECELERATION, noun. (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

Dictionary definition

DECELERATION, noun. A decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race".
DECELERATION, noun. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity.
DECELERATION, noun. The act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking".

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