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[ noun ] a decrease in speed
Synonyms Examples "the deceleration of the arms race" Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)The length of the arrow indicates amount of slowing or acceleration at Completion over that at Onset , and the difference in months can be read roughly by referring the arrow to the age scale along the base of each figure , or more precisely by referring to the original data in the appropriate tables . Obviously , the slowing for her may have occurred at any point between Onset and Completion . The Skeletal Age curve in the lower portion of Figure 2 shows that slowing may have occurred for her during the prepubescent period . Related terms |
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