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decelerative

decelerative adjective: relating to, or causing deceleration.

Adjective

decelerative (comparative more decelerative, superlative most decelerative)

  1. Relating to, or causing deceleration

Forms of decelerative

comparativemore decelerative
superlativemost decelerative

Origin of decelerative

From decelerate + -ive.

Questions about decelerative

What does decelerative mean?
Decelerative means relating to, or causing deceleration.
What part of speech is decelerative?
Decelerative is an adjective.

Words near decelerative in the dictionary

  1. decelerational
  2. decelerationism
  3. decelerationist
  4. decelerationists
  5. decelerations
  6. decelerative
  7. decelerator
  8. decelerators
  9. deceleratory
  10. decelerometer
  11. decelerometers

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