0%

decelerate

de·cel·er·ate
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dee-sel-uh-reyt]
    • /diˈsɛl əˌreɪt/
    • /ˌdiːˈsel.ər.eɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-sel-uh-reyt]
    • /diˈsɛl əˌreɪt/

Definitions of decelerate word

  • verb decelerate When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced. 3
  • verb decelerate When the rate of something such as inflation or economic growth decelerates, it slows down. 3
  • verb decelerate to slow down or cause to slow down 3
  • verb transitive decelerate to reduce the speed (of); slow down 3
  • verb with object decelerate to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve. 1
  • verb with object decelerate to slow the rate of increase of: efforts to decelerate inflation. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of decelerate

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; de- + (ac)celerate

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Decelerate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

decelerate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

decelerate usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for decelerate

verb decelerate

  • slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • brake — Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
  • slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • slow up — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.

Antonyms for decelerate

verb decelerate

  • accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?