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decelerator

UK/diːˈsɛləɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

decelerator noun: someone or something that decelerates.

Noun

decelerator (plural decelerators)

  1. someone or something that decelerates.

Forms of decelerator

pluraldecelerators

Origin of decelerator

From decelerate + -or.

Questions about decelerator

What does decelerator mean?
Decelerator means someone or something that decelerates.
What part of speech is decelerator?
Decelerator is a noun.
How do you pronounce decelerator?
Decelerator is pronounced /diːˈsɛləɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of decelerator?
The plural of decelerator is decelerators.

Words near decelerator in the dictionary

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

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