decelerate (redirected from decelerating)

de·cel·er·ate  (d-sl-rt)

v. de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing, de·cel·er·ates

v.tr.

1. To decrease the velocity of.

2. To slow down the rate of advancement of: measures intended to decelerate the arms buildup.

v.intr.

To decrease in velocity.

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[de- + (ac)celerate.]

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de·celer·ation n.

de·celer·ator n.

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decelerate [diːˈsɛləˌreɪt]

vb

to slow down or cause to slow down

[from de- + accelerate]

deceleration  n

decelerator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decelerate - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" slow, slow down, slow up, retard decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed - move faster; "The car accelerated"
	2.	decelerate - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" slow down alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" moderate - make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed" retard - cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate" fishtail - slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway" accelerate, speed up, speed - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

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decelerate

verb

1. slow down or up, slow, brake, go slower, put the brakes on, reduce speed, hit the brakes The driver kept accelerating and decelerating.
slow down or up accelerate, speed up, pick up speed

2. slow, be checked, slacken (off), be reined in, slow down or up Inflation has decelerated remarkably.
slow accelerate, speed up, quicken

Translations

decelerate [diːˈseləreɪt] VI (Aut) → desacelerar, decelerar (fig) → frenarse, ralentizarse

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decelerate [diːˈsɛləreɪt]

vi

[vehicle, driver] → ralentir

[growth, rate] → ralentir

vt (= slow down) [+ growth, rate] → ralentir

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decelerate

vi (car, train) → langsamer werden; (driver) → die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen; (production) → sich verlangsamen

vt → verlangsamen

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decelerate [diːˈsɛləreɪt] vt & vi → decelerare

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decelerate [diːˈsɛləreɪt] vt & vi → decelerare

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decelerate

v decelerate [diːˈseləreit]

to slow down, especially in a car etc You must decelerate before a crossroads. vaart verminder, vertraag يُخَفِّفُ السُّرْعَه забавям zpomalit sætte hastigheden ned; mindske farten verlangsamen επιβραδύνω reducir la velocidad kiirust maha võtma آهسته کردن؛ کند کردن hidastaa ralentir לְהָאִיט अवत्वरण, मन्दन करना smanjivati brzinu, usporavati lassít memperlambat draga úr hraða decelerare 速度を落す 감속하다 sumažinti greitį samazināt ātrumu memperlahankan vaart minderen sakke (av), saktne, kjøre langsommere zwalniać abrandar a încetini уменьшать скорость spomaliť upočasniti usporiti minska hastigheten, sakta farten ช้าลง yavaşlamak, hızını azaltmak 使減速 збавити (швидкість) رفتار دھیمی کرنا giảm tốc độ 使减速

n deˌceleˈration

vaartvermindering, vertraging تَخْفيفُ السُّرْعَه намалявам zpomalení hastighedsreduktion; mindskelse die Geschwindigkeitsabnahme επιβράδυνση desaceleración kiiruse vähendamine آهسته سازی hidastuminen ralentissement הֶאָטָה अवत्वरण usporavanje (le)lassítás perlambatan hraðalækkun decelerazione 減速 감속 greičio mažėjimas/mažinimas ātruma samazināšana pengurangan kelajuan vaartvermindering minsking av farten zmniejszenie prędkości retardamento încetinire уменьшение скорости spomalenie upočasnitev usporenje hastighetsminskning การทำให้ช้าลง yavaşlama 減速 уповільнювання تخفیف اسراع sự giảm tốc độ 减速