deceleration
English Thesaurus
1. the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act)
2. a decrease in rate of change (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
3. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity (noun.time)
hypernym | : | rate, |
definition | : | a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit (noun.time) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
4. the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act)
5. a decrease in rate of change (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | acceleration, |
definition | : | an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | retard, |
definition | : | be delayed (verb.stative) |
6. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity (noun.time)
antonym | : | acceleration, |
definition | : | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity (noun.time) |
7. the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed (noun.act)
8. a decrease in rate of change (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | acceleration, |
definition | : | an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | retard, |
definition | : | be delayed (verb.stative) |
9. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity (noun.time)
antonym | : | acceleration, |
definition | : | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity (noun.time) |
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