- the fact of losing speed, or the act of reducing the speed of something: Prolonged deceleration of the fetal heart rate is cause for concern.
- the act or process of slowing the rate of increase of something: During that quarter, job creation stalled and stocks fell, confirming that there was a deceleration in the economy.
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