deceleration

IPA: dɪsɛɫɝˈeɪʃʌn

(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.
(countable) 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 of "deceleration" in Sentences

The crash was caused by sudden deceleration.
Suitable shaping of the taper governs the rate of deceleration.
The latter corresponds to a reference rate of wheel deceleration.
The overall result is a deceleration in the rotation of the blades.
It takes a finite time for the deceleration to complete in the ladder frame.
A deceleration is a decrease in heart rate followed by a return to the base rate.
In physics the only difference between acceleration and deceleration is a minus sign.
But when gas hits a muzzle brake, the deceleration is violent; it's like slamming the scope into a wall.
Do you think it’s possible that this phenomenon could contribute to the long-term deceleration of weight loss on LC diets?
Despite this near-term deceleration we saw further growth from our 40-nm products and are very pleased with the successful launch of our 28-nm FPGAs.
Even with the short-term deceleration in sales due to market conditions, our new stores continue to perform above industry norms on a sales per square foot basis.
We still believe that supply-demand relationship in value proposition for our programs remain strong over the long term and see no evidence that the deceleration is a long-term trend.
Also responsible for the deceleration were the other two segments, mining and electricity generation, which posted lower growth as compared to the performance in the same month last year.