deceleration
Origin of deceleration
OTHER WORDS FROM deceleration
non·de·cel·er·a·tion, nounWords nearby deceleration
MORE ABOUT DECELERATION
What does deceleration mean?
Deceleration describes a decrease in velocity, that is, momentum.
Deceleration describes the slowing of an increase. Wind, for example, moves with a certain amount of momentum. When the wind’s momentum slows down, that is, the wind doesn’t blow as hard, we can say that the wind is experiencing deceleration.
Example: The deceleration of the ship came abruptly to the passengers.
Where does deceleration come from?
The first records of the term deceleration come from around 1897. It combines the verb decelerate, meaning “to slow the rate of increase” with the suffix –ation, which forms nouns from verbs that end in –ate, such as separation. Deceleration is the action of slowing the rate of an increase.
Deceleration is often used in reference to the velocity of a vehicle or person. Sometimes it can be used to describe slowing the rate of something, such as a statistic or percentage.
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What are some other forms related to deceleration?
- nondeceleration (noun)
What are some synonyms for deceleration?
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How is deceleration used in real life?
Deceleration is usually used in an engineering or other scientific setting.
Yeah, this was a three engine landing burn, so triple deceleration of last flight. That's important to minimize gravity losses.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2016
It is impossible to fully prevent ACL tears, but many studies have shown that with proper training and conditioning, non-contact ACL tears can be significantly reduced. Teach proper jumping/landing techniques, proper deceleration, agility & strengthening each leg individually.
— Tim DiFrancesco (@tdathletesedge) December 29, 2017
100m final at average mid 9.7s, perfect race with minimum deceleration 9.68
— IamTrayvonBromell (@TrayvonBromell) September 28, 2019
Try using deceleration!
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for deceleration?
A. slowing
B. dropoff
C. acceleration
D. decline