Origin: Latin
suffix -tion
Deceleration has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a decrease in rate of change
"the deceleration of the arms race"
2
(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
3
the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed
"he initiated deceleration by braking"
4
The act or process of decelerating.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)