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Definition of Decelerates
1. decelerate [v] - See also: decelerate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decelerates
Literary usage of Decelerates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dams and Rivers: Primer on the Downstream Effects of Dams by Michael Collier, Robert H. Webb, John C. Schmidt (1998)
"Downstream from the fan, the river expands and decelerates. This variation of
both channel shape and velocity spawns an eddy, with its water flowing ..."
2. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"The supersonic solar wind eventually decelerates to subsonic speeds via a shock—the
solar wind termination shock. This structure, to be encountered by the ..."
3. Conservation Laws by Benjamin Crowell (2003)
"We calculate the work done when the spring is initially at equilibrium and then
decelerates the car as the car moves to the right. ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... protein deprivation produces preferential fat utilization with low cocaine
use, and vitamin 0 deficiency decelerates morphine dependency. ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"The armature current during dynamic braking will be maintained at a fairly constant
value, if the armature decelerates at about the same rate as the field ..."
6. Outlines of Astronomy by John Frederick William Herschel (1861)
"Through DB the force decelerates, while the moon still recedes, therefore they
advance. Through BE the force retards, and the moon approaches, ..."
7. Journal by Helicopter Association of Great Britain (1894)
"During this brief period the rotor is required to produce a large thrust at
substantially zero speed so that it decelerates very rapidly. ..."
8. The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry: An Update by Rebecca A. McNerney (1998)
"... with a countervailing proviso that decelerates depreciation charges in asset
areas that are risk free (such as transmission and distribution assets). ..."
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