Synonyms of the word deceleration


DECELERATIONALTERATION - CHANGE - HURRYING - MODIFICATION - RATE - RETARDATION - SLOWING - SPEED - SPEEDING

deceleration

  • n. (uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.
  • n. (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

alteration

  • n. The act of altering or making different.
  • n. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

change

  • v. (intransitive) To become something different.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
  • v. (transitive) To replace.
  • v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
  • v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
  • v. (archaic) To exchange.
  • v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
  • n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
  • n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
  • n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
  • n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
  • n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
  • n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
  • n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
  • n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
  • n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
  • n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

hurrying

  • v. present participle of hurry.
  • n. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

modification

  • n. the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified.
  • n. an alteration or adjustment to something.
  • n. a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.
  • n. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.
  • n. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in…

rate

  • n. (obsolete) The worth of something; value.
  • n. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
  • n. Speed.
  • n. The relative speed of change or progress.
  • n. The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
  • n. A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
  • n. A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
  • n. Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
  • n. (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
  • n. (obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
  • n. (obsolete) Order; arrangement.
  • n. (obsolete) Ratification; approval.
  • n. (horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
  • v. (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
  • v. (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of.
  • v. (transitive) To consider or regard.
  • v. (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.
  • v. (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
  • v. (transitive, chiefly Britain) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To like; to think highly of.
  • v. (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).
  • v. (intransitive) To have value or standing.
  • v. (transitive) To ratify.
  • v. To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.
  • v. (transitive) To berate, scold.

retardation

  • n. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
  • n. The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical…
  • n. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
  • n. (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
  • n. (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

slowing

  • v. present participle of slow.
  • n. A deceleration; a slowing down.

speed

  • n. The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity.
  • n. The rate of motion or action, specifically (mathematics)/(physics) the magnitude of the velocity; the…
  • n. (photography) The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
  • n. (photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open.
  • n. (photography) The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
  • n. (photography) The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
  • n. (slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a…
  • n. (archaic) Luck, success, prosperity.
  • n. (slang) Personal preference.
  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
  • v. (transitive, archaic) To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
  • v. (intransitive) To go fast.
  • v. (intransitive) To exceed the speed limit.
  • v. (transitive) To increase the rate at which something occurs.
  • v. (intransitive, slang) To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
  • v. (obsolete) To be expedient.
  • v. (archaic) To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
  • v. (archaic) To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
  • v. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
  • v. To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.

speeding

  • v. present participle of speed.
  • adj. Travelling very fast; moving at speed.
  • adj. Specifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists).
  • adj. Under the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines.
  • n. (countable) (Instance of) acceleration.
  • n. (uncountable) Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

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