de|cel|er|a|tor

de|cel|er|a|tor
de|cel|er|a|tor «dee SEHL uh RAY tuhr», noun.
1. a person or thing that decelerates.
2. a device for reducing the speed of an engine: »

the decelerator which automatically throttles the engine whenever the clutch is disengaged (Westminster Gazette).


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