'deceleration' definitions:
Definition of 'deceleration'
(from WordNet)
noun
A decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race" [syn: deceleration, slowing, retardation] [ant: acceleration]
noun
(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity [ant: acceleration]
noun
The act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking" [ant: acceleration, quickening, speedup]
Definition of 'deceleration'
From: GCIDE
- deceleration \deceleration\ n. a decrease in velocity. Opposite of acceleration
- Syn: slowing, retardation. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'deceleration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- catabasis,
- check,
- collapse,
- constraint,
- control,
- cooling,
- cooling down,
- cooling off,
- crash,
- curb,
- curtailment,
- declension,
- decline,
- decline and fall,
- decrescendo,
- delay,
- detention,
- diminuendo,
- dive,
- downtrend,
- downturn,
- drag,
- drop,
- dwindling,
- ease-off,
- ease-up,
- ebb,
- fall,
- flagging,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- inhibition,
- injunction,
- interdict,
- lag,
- lapse,
- legal restraint,
- letdown,
- letup,
- minus acceleration,
- monopoly,
- obstruction,
- plunge,
- prohibition,
- protection,
- protectionism,
- protective tariff,
- rationing,
- rein,
- remission,
- restraint,
- restraint of trade,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- retreat,
- retrenchment,
- self-control,
- setback,
- slack-up,
- slackening,
- slowdown,
- slowing,
- slowing down,
- slowup,
- slump,
- subsidence,
- tariff wall,
- thought control,
- wane