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Deceleration

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retardationnounThe act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
slowingnounA deceleration; a slowing down.

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accelerationnoun(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

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slowingnounA deceleration; a slowing down.
retardationnounThe act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
decelnoun(colloquial) Clipping of deceleration. [(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.]
slowdownnounA reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
slackeningnounThe act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.
downturnnounA downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
slownessnounThe quality or state of being slow.
declinenounThe act of declining or refusing something.
sluggishnessnounThe property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
slumpnounA heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
acceleratingnounAn act of acceleration.
coastnounThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
accelerationnoun(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
deaccelerationnounThe act of deaccelerating; retardation.
decrementationnounThe act or process of decrementing.
decreasementnoun(rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
decrementnoun(uncountable) The subtraction itself; decrease.
degressionnoun(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
deattenuationnounThe action or the result of deattenuating.
decretionnounThe act of decreasing.

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