deceleration

Plural: decelerations

Noun

• a decrease in rate of change
  • "the deceleration of the arms race"
• (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
• the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed
  • "he initiated deceleration by braking"
• The act or process of decelerating.
• 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.

Examples

• The brakes produce a deceleration of 10 metres per second.
• The rocket is now in deceleration.

Synonyms

retardation, slowing

Antonyms

acceleration

Related Words

decelerate