decelerator
- noun
- /dɪˈsɛləˌreɪtər/
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factor de desaceleración
- She recognized that his constant interruptions were a decelerator to their productivity.
Examples
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The new regulations acted as a decelerator for the once fast-paced industry.
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In many cases, excessive bureaucracy serves as a decelerator in governmental processes.
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Discussion, lecture, and fetch/put away were significant decelerators of academic responding but promoters of task management.
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For example, worksheets, paper/pencil, and other media were significant promoters of academic responding and decelerators of task management.
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Independent and one-on-one instructional groupings were promoters of academic responding, whereas whole class instruction was a decelerator.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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A person or device that applies a brake when a vehicle must stop
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A person who takes a long time to do things and makes others wait
Something that slows a movement or a process
A device that stops or slows moving parts to keep people safe
A device that stops movement or limits flow in machines and electrical systems
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Surface Forms
Morphology
decelerator = decelerate (transparent) = de + celer + ate + or
The noun is a regular agent or causal noun formed from 'decelerate' and means a person or thing that causes slowing.
Etymology
Decelerator uses the same parts de- 'down' and celer 'fast', so it can mean a person or factor that makes a process move more slowly. That's why a rule, cost, or person called a decelerator acts to reduce speed or slow progress, the opposite of an accelerator.