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deacceleration

deacceleration noun: the act of deaccelerating; retardation.

Noun

deacceleration (countable and uncountable, plural deaccelerations)

  1. The act of deaccelerating; retardation.

Forms of deacceleration

pluraldeaccelerations

Origin of deacceleration

From de- + acceleration.

Questions about deacceleration

What does deacceleration mean?
Deacceleration means the act of deaccelerating; retardation.
What part of speech is deacceleration?
Deacceleration is a noun.
What is the plural of deacceleration?
The plural of deacceleration is deaccelerations.

Words near deacceleration in the dictionary

  1. deabstraction
  2. deaccelerate
  3. deaccelerated
  4. deaccelerates
  5. deaccelerating
  6. deacceleration
  7. deaccelerations
  8. deaccent
  9. deaccented
  10. deaccenting
  11. deaccents

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