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decelerated motion

decelerated motion

7.2
Movement that slows down over time
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːˈsɛləˌreɪtɪd ˈmoʊʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : movimiento desacelerado
  • During braking, a car undergoes decelerated motion until it comes to a stop.

Examples

  • Astronauts experience decelerated motion as a spacecraft slows down before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.

  • In physics, decelerated motion is crucial for understanding how objects slow down.

  • The experiment was designed to measure the force required to maintain decelerated motion in the object.

  • The car experienced decelerated motion as it approached the stop sign.

  • During braking, a car undergoes decelerated motion until it comes to a stop.

  • The car experienced decelerated motion as it approached the stop sign.

  • In physics, decelerated motion is crucial for understanding how objects slow down.

Synonyms

slowing
vsdecelerated motion
13 2.7

A decrease in how fast something moves or happens

is specifically continuous motion with steadily decreasing velocity in mechanics
deceleration
vsdecelerated motion
10 5.5

A slowing down of speed or rate of change

is continuous motion whose velocity decreases steadily in a physics context
retardation
vsdecelerated motion
1 7.7

A slowing down that makes progress take longer

is focused on continuous physical motion with velocity decreasing over time

Antonyms

acceleration
  • Specialized
27 3.7

A faster speed at which something happens or grows

How Gradual

decelerated motion
  • Specialized
7.2
slowing
13 2.7
deceleration
10 5.5

Surface Forms

decelerated motion singular
decelerated motions plural

Morphology

decelerate + motion

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'decelerate' = to slow down and 'motion' = movement, so 'decelerated motion' straightforwardly means movement that is slowing down. This is a regular past-participle modifier pattern found across languages and would be immediately comprehensible to learners who know the component words.

Etymology

Decelerated motion comes from a simple image: decelerated means 'made slower' and motion means movement. Imagine a car taking its foot off the gas and slowing down; that's decelerated motion, so the phrase means 'movement that gets slower'.