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Spanish word
desaceleración
Pronunciation
IPA/desaθeleɾaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounslowdown
Example
Sentí la desaceleración del autobús.
I felt the bus slow down.
More examples
En la autopista se produjo una desaceleración brusca por la niebla.
On the highway there was a sudden slowdown due to the fog.
Core concept
A speedometer needle moving toward zero.
Common phrases
la desaceleración del tráfico
traffic slowdown
una desaceleración brusca
a sudden slowdown
Similar words
frenada: Applying brakes brings about a quick, sharp reduction in speed.
ralentización: Activity or motion eases into a slower, more gradual rhythm.
reducción de velocidad: Speed is cut down, describing the act or result of making something go more slowly.
Definition in Spanish
Pérdida o reducción de rapidez en el movimiento, funcionamiento o desarrollo de algo.
Word origin
Formed from the negative prefix des- and aceleración 'acceleration' (from Latin accelerare 'to hasten'), meaning a movement away from acceleration toward slower motion.
Usage tips
- In economics, desaceleración typically signals slower growth rather than contraction, so look for clarifying nouns like crecimiento or actividad.
Other meanings
- slowingnoun
Opposites
- aceleraciónaccelerationnoun
- aceleramientospeed-upnoun
Related words
- desacelerarslow downverb
- desaceleradodeceleratedadjective
- desaceleradordeceleratornoun