decelerator
əˌreɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
2.
to slow the rate of increase of: efforts to decelerate inflation.
verb (used without object)
3.
to slow down: The plane decelerated just before landing.
Related forms
de·cel·er·a·tion, noun
de·cel·er·a·tor, noun
non·de·cel·er·a·tion, noun
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decelerate (diːˈsɛləˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to slow down or cause to slow down | |
| [C19: from | |
| deceler'ation | |
| —n | |
| de'celerator | |
| —n | |
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Decelerator
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| decelerate (diːˈsɛləˌreɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to slow down or cause to slow down | |
| [C19: from | |
| deceler'ation | |
| —n | |
| de'celerator | |
| —n | |
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