de·cel·er·ate

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• ac|cel|er|ate — «ak SEHL uh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. a) to cause (anything in motion or process) to go or move faster; speed up: »The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power. SYNONYM(S) …   Useful english dictionary

• de|cel|er|ate — «dee SEHL uh rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to decrease the velocity (of); slow down: »By firing small rockets the astronauts decelerated the spaceship. The wheel slowly decelerated. ╂[< de …   Useful english dictionary

• cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… …   English syllables

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• ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

• ac|cel|er|o|graph — «ak SEHL uhr uh graf, grahf», noun. a device for measuring the pressures developed by the combustion of an explosive in a closed, or nearly closed space, for example as in a cannon or underground. ╂[< acceler(ate) + graph] …   Useful english dictionary

• ac|cel|er|om|e|ter — «ak SEHL uh ROM uh tuhr», noun. 1. an instrument for measuring acceleration, such as that of a moving vehicle, aircraft, or rocket. 2. a device for measuring the pressure of gases at any point within a n. ╂[< acceler(ate) + meter] …   Useful english dictionary

• de|cel|er|om|e|ter — «dee SEHL uh ROM uh tuhr», noun. a device for measuring the rate of deceleration, especially of vehicles. ╂[< deceler(ate) + meter] …   Useful english dictionary

• de|cel|er|on — «dee SEHL uh ron», noun. an aileron on some jet aircraft for slowing it down in flight. ╂[< deceler(ate) + (ailer) on] …   Useful english dictionary

• accelerate — ac·cel·er·ate …   English syllables