Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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acceleration | Yes | No | No | No |
deceleration | Yes | No | No | No |
acceleration (noun) | deceleration (noun) |
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the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed |
an increase in rate of change | a decrease in rate of change |
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity | (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity |