Definition of deceleration in English:
deceleration
noun ˌdiːsɛləˈreɪʃ(ə)ndɪsɛləˈreɪʃ(ə)ndiˌsɛləˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounReduction in speed or rate.
speed brakes enable the aircraft to carry out rapid deceleration
a deceleration in economic growth
Example sentencesExamples
- The causes of the apparent deceleration of productivity are controversial.
- In April and May the first signs of lending growth deceleration were already present.
- Signs of economic deceleration will emerge as the world economy moves into 2005 with less strength.
- What we misjudged was how long it would take for the earnings deceleration to run its course.
- The crash sensors and diagnostic unit measure deceleration, not acceleration.
- During each of these periods, children showed the same heart rate pattern: initial heart rate deceleration followed by heart rate acceleration.
- They should have had a very large deceleration in inflation, given the theory.
- They all said it was a smooth landing but they could sense a lack of deceleration.
- Cool-down: jog, then walk, for two minutes of deceleration.
- He feels that the post-1973 slowdown in productivity growth is evidence of a deceleration in technical progress.
Definition of deceleration in US English:
deceleration
noundēˌseləˈrāSH(ə)ndiˌsɛləˈreɪʃ(ə)n
Reduction in speed or rate.
speed brakes enable the aircraft to carry out rapid deceleration
a deceleration in economic growth
Example sentencesExamples
- In April and May the first signs of lending growth deceleration were already present.
- Signs of economic deceleration will emerge as the world economy moves into 2005 with less strength.
- During each of these periods, children showed the same heart rate pattern: initial heart rate deceleration followed by heart rate acceleration.
- He feels that the post-1973 slowdown in productivity growth is evidence of a deceleration in technical progress.
- They should have had a very large deceleration in inflation, given the theory.
- The causes of the apparent deceleration of productivity are controversial.
- Cool-down: jog, then walk, for two minutes of deceleration.
- The crash sensors and diagnostic unit measure deceleration, not acceleration.
- What we misjudged was how long it would take for the earnings deceleration to run its course.
- They all said it was a smooth landing but they could sense a lack of deceleration.