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deceleration|diːsɛləˈreɪʃən|
[f. as prec. + -ation.]
The action or process of decelerating.
1897Daily News 20 July 5/2 As far as the Great Northern and Caledonian Companies are concerned, ‘deceleration’ has been the order of the day in making the summer arrangements. 1900Ibid. 24 Mar. 5/6 These alterations and ‘decelerations’ affect only Chatham trains. 1922Field 18 Feb., Our travel was one of smooth acceleration and deceleration. 1926Bulletin 1 Dec. 5/6 Drive cautiously and avoid sudden acceleration or deceleration. 1930A. Bennett Imperial Palace iv. 17 Her accelerations and decelerations, her brakings, could hardly be perceived. 1955Roadcraft (H.M.S.O.) vii. 70 There are two normal methods by which the speed of a motor vehicle may be reduced—(a) by the deceleration of the engine as the pressure on the accelerator is relaxed, and (b) by the application of the brakes. 1971Daily Tel. 1 July 30/5 The cosmonauts could have died of a lack of blood supply to the brain caused by the strong deceleration during re-entry from space. |