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Definition of Slower
1. Adverb. More slowly.
Definition of Slower
1. Adjective. (comparative of slow) ¹
2. Noun. That which slows. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slower
1. slow [adj] - See also: slow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slower
Literary usage of Slower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Study of Minerals: A Combined Textbook and Pocket Manual by Austin Flint Rogers (1912)
"DIRECTION OF THE FASTER AND slower RAYS For a section of a doubly refracting
crystal cut in any ... This is the slower ray, the other being the faster ray. ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... Ajax yield in arms : Not ev'n to dread Achilles need he yield In standing
fight, though slower far of foot. Then let us to the left, and learn, ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1902)
"This machine will run at speeds varying from 0 to 30 miles an hour without changing
the gears, and on slower speeds, for hill climbing, etc., the slower ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"A period of exhaustion sets in, the respiratory movements become slower and more
irregular, and gradually cease. During this period the face has become ..."
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