Deceleration (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Antonyms
Meaning 3
A decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The economy experienced a period of deceleration as consumer spending declined.
- The spacecraft's engines fired in reverse to initiate a gradual deceleration before re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
- The firm's growth rate showed a significant deceleration in the fourth quarter due to increased competition.
- As the patient recovered from the accident, her physical therapist helped her regain strength through exercises that countered deceleration injuries.
- In a bold move, the government proposed a plan for deceleration of the nation's carbon footprint by 50% within the next decade.