decelerate — to reduce the speed of something or to slow down
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to reduce the speed of something or to slow down
Pronunciation (IPA): /diˈseləreɪt/
Korean meaning: 속도를 줄이다, 감속하다
Korean pronunciation: 디-셀-러-레이트 (강세: 셀)
Example Sentences
- My grandmother decelerates so slowly that snails overtake her car.
- The spaceship must decelerate carefully when approaching the space station.
- He tried to decelerate his eating speed, but the pizza was too delicious.
decelerate
VERB//diˈseləreɪt//
to reduce the speed of something or to slow down
💡 Concept
Slowing down the race car
🎵 Rhyme
Decelerate to celebrate!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/diˈseləreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/diˈseləreɪt/
🌳Etymology
Prefixde--
Rootceler
Suffix--ate
Origin
라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, 'de-'(반대, 제거)와 'celer'(빠른)가 합쳐져 '빠름을 제거하다'라는 의미가 되었습니다. accelerate의 반대 개념으로 만들어진 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
acceleratecelebrategenerate
accelerate
celebrate
generate
🔗Collocations
decelerate rapidly
decelerate gradually
decelerate the vehicle
economic growth decelerates
decelerate before turning
decelerate smoothly
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother decelerates so slowly that snails overtake her car.”
“The spaceship must decelerate carefully when approaching the space station.”
😄 Fun example
“He tried to decelerate his eating speed, but the pizza was too delicious.”
“The train will decelerate as it enters the station.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
slow downbrakereduce speedretard
Antonyms
acceleratespeed upquicken
Related
velocityspeedbrakemomentumpace
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