- decelerate
- [͵di:ʹseləreıt] v
1) уменьшать скорость, число оборотов; замедлять ход2) физ., косм., ав. замедлять; тормозить
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decelerate
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decelerate — v. i. 1. 1 to reduce speed; as, The car decelerated. Opposite of {accelerate}. Syn: slow, slow down, slow up, retard. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decelerate — v. t. to cause to reduce speed. Opposite of {accelerate}. Syn: slow down. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decelerate — index decrease, diminish, hold up (delay), impede, moderate (temper), palliate (abate) … Law dictionary
decelerate — UK US /ˌdiːˈseləreɪt/ verb [I ] ► to become slower: »Economic growth has decelerated from 4.5% in the first quarter to 3% in the second. »The report stated that the rise in house prices was decelerating. → Compare ACCELERATE(Cf. ↑accelerate)… … Financial and business terms
decelerate — (v.) 1899, back formation from DECELERATION (Cf. deceleration). Related: Decelerated; decelerating … Etymology dictionary
decelerate — ► VERB ▪ begin to move more slowly. DERIVATIVES deceleration noun … English terms dictionary
decelerate — [dē sel′ər āt΄] vt., vi. decelerated, decelerating [ DE + (AC)CELERATE] to reduce the speed (of); slow down deceleration n. decelerator n … English World dictionary
decelerate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: de + accelerate Date: 1899 transitive verb 1. to reduce the speed of ; slow down < decelerate a car > 2. to decrease the rate of progress of … New Collegiate Dictionary
decelerate — UK [diːˈseləreɪt] / US [dɪˈseləˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms decelerate : present tense I/you/we/they decelerate he/she/it decelerates present participle decelerating past tense decelerated past participle decelerated formal to move,… … English dictionary
decelerate — deceleration, n. decelerator, n. /dee sel euh rayt /, v., decelerated, decelerating. v.t. 1. to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve. 2. to slow the rate of increase of: efforts to decelerate inflation. v.i.… … Universalium
decelerate — verb (I) technical to go slower, especially in a vehicle: Decelerate when approaching a corner. opposite accelerate deceleration noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
