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speed vs deceleration

deceleration vs speed

speed and deceleration both are nouns.

speed is a verb but deceleration is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speed Yes No Yes No
deceleration Yes No No No
As nouns, deceleration is a hyponym of speed; that is, deceleration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speed:
  • speed: changing location rapidly
  • deceleration: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed
Other hyponyms of speed include acceleration, quickening, speedup, scud, scudding.
speed (noun) deceleration (noun)
changing location rapidly the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression a decrease in rate of change
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
distance travelled per unit time
speed (verb) deceleration (verb)
move faster
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly
Difference between speed and deceleration

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