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uniformly decelerated motion

uniformly decelerated motion

8.8
Movement where speed decreases by the same amount every second
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : movimiento uniformemente desacelerado
  • Objects in uniformly decelerated motion lose the same amount of velocity in each time interval.

Examples

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

  • The car came to rest after several seconds of uniformly decelerated motion.

  • A ball rolling to a stop on a flat surface is an example of uniformly decelerated motion.

  • During the experiment, we observed uniformly decelerated motions of the pendulum.

  • A ball rolling to a stop on a flat surface is an example of uniformly decelerated motion.

  • Objects in uniformly decelerated motion lose the same amount of velocity in each time interval.

  • The car came to a complete stop after several seconds of uniformly decelerated motion.

Surface Forms

uniformly decelerated motion singular
uniformly decelerated motions plural

Morphology

uniformly + decelerate + motion

Each constituent contributes directly to the composite meaning: 'uniformly' (at a constant rate) + 'decelerated' (slowed) + 'motion' (movement) yields movement that slows at a constant rate. Although somewhat technical, the phrase is fully compositional and follows regular English modification patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can derive the meaning.

Etymology

The term uniformly decelerated motion comes from its parts: uniformly, which means 'in the same way', decelerated, which means 'slowing down', and motion, which means 'movement'. Imagine a car that loses the same amount of speed each second, so the phrase means 'speed goes down by the same amount every second'.