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deceleration

noun
/diːsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/UK/dɪˌsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From de- + (ac)celeration.

  1. derived from accelerātiō
  2. derived from accélération
  3. prefixed as deceleration — “de + acceleration”

Definitions

  1. The act or process of decelerating.

    • The rocket is now in deceleration.

  2. The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector…

    The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity), an acceleration having a negative numerical value.

    • The brakes produce a deceleration of 10 metres per second.

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Derived

cardiodeceleration, decelerational, decelerationism, decelerationist, equideceleration

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at deceleration. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at deceleration. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at deceleration

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA