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deceleration

[ dee-sel-uh-rey-shuhn ]

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noun

the fact of losing speed, or the act of reducing the speed of something:
Prolonged deceleration of the fetal heart rate is cause for concern.
the act or process of slowing the rate of increase of something:
During that quarter, job creation stalled and stocks fell, confirming that there was a deceleration in the economy.

Allowing for deceleration, three successive predictions of its landing point agreed.

It would add to the plausibility of reported deceleration, though, and would arouse acute suspicion.

The deceleration pressed them so tightly to the nose of the ship that they could hardly breathe.

Anyway, after Lynds completed six orbital revolutions, they began the deceleration and descent.

Spin deceleration will take effect in three minutes; and we are counting on my mark towards deceleration.

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