Verb (used with object) : He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve. ,efforts to decelerate inflation. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The plane decelerated just before landing. From Dictionary.com.
The upshot, says Smith: "Gold is a growth decelerator.". From Wordnik.com. [The Gold Knot] Reference
RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They call it the graduated electronic decelerator the GED. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2006] Reference
I mostly shoot it as a 12 gauge though, it could be a little tough on the shoulder so I got a decelerator pad for the buttstock. From Wordnik.com. [Why I am a Girlie-Man] Reference
In the early days of atomic power, it was used in the primitive uranium piles as a neutron decelerator, along with other things like paraffin and graphite. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian Way]
Unlesss I'm misunderstanding something it seems like the decelerator would have to be absolutely perfectly over the craft's center of gravity to not push it off course. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: October 2004 Archives] Reference
Policy makers world-wide need to "think the unthinkable," said the IMF's deputy managing director, John Lipsky, because of the possibility of what he called a "global financial decelerator.". From Wordnik.com. [IMF Is Urging] Reference
Golf Rx contains three exercise series designed by Vad and Bob Donatelli, Ph. D., a physical therapist for the PGA Tour, to increase flexibility, strength and stamina in your core, the primary power producer (i.e., accelerator) and brake mechanism (decelerator) in the golf swing. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Rock Positano: Rx For Your Golf Game] Reference
From out of the point where the checkered blue inner surface dropped to meet the top and bottom edges of the rim wall, the rings of the spacecraft decelerator system seemed to fly straight into the camera, over and over, in infrared and visible and ultraviolet light and deep-radar images. From Wordnik.com. [The Ringworld Engineers]
So, that's the accelerator or decelerator if you will. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
SkyJump Las Vegas has opened as the world's highest commercial decelerator descent. From Wordnik.com. [Channel3000.com - Local News] Reference
The hotel-casino was presented with the record for world's longest commercial decelerator jump. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
"This financial decelerator increases the amplitude and length of the downturn in the business cycle.". From Wordnik.com. [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference
Players face the risk of being pushed off the roof - strapped into a decelerator harness - if they lose. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
As a result of the pending Commercial, the initial sales date for the decelerator will be pushed out to April 26. From Wordnik.com. [BN - Broadcast Newsroom-news] Reference
From the pictures, We can't tell if they use the NV200 PCIe decelerator chips, but given the lack of heatsinks in the area, we doubt it. From Wordnik.com. [The Inquirer] Reference
The Bank pointed to slower price increases for household services as being a major decelerator in this area over the course of the year. From Wordnik.com. [TrinidadExpress Today's News] Reference
Guinness World Records has crowned the new SkyJump as the world's highest commercial decelerator descent attraction - beating out Macau's jump of 764.4 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Guinness World Records declared SkyJump Las Vegas as the highest commercial decelerator descent, breaking the previous record set by SkyJump at Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre with a height of 764.4 feet. From Wordnik.com. [ShoppingBlog.com] Reference
Also present at the event was Guinness World Records, which declared SkyJump Las Vegas as the highest commercial decelerator descent, breaking the previous record set by SkyJump at Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre with a height of 764.4 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference
He said investment in infrastructure projects has become "a decelerator now" and that housing construction activities were expected to be the "next decelerator" in the second half of this year, if the slowdown in housing transactions fails to turn back up soon. From Wordnik.com. [MarketWatch.com - Top Stories] Reference
Because the probe will not be equipped with the necessary equipment to sustain re-entry in Earth's atmosphere, like a heat shield, decelerator engines and other such apparatus, it will slingshot past our planet, catapulting the sample storage box in the process. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia News - Global] Reference
Capable of differentiating between vehicles traveling directly ahead of the Lexus and those in an adjacent lane, the vehicle-to-vehicle distance control system employs the PCS millimeter-wave radar sensor, allied to constant speed, decelerator, follow-up and accelerator controls, is designed to automatically slow the CT 200h, match the speed of the vehicle in front and, once the road is clear ahead, accelerate to the previously selected cruising speed. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
I ran Cat dozers for over 18 years from d6’s to d10Ls,they are not for the untrained or insane,they are huge but very very quick especially the new L series,they can spin and turn very quickly especially when full throttle and no decelerator applied,,the man was a fool along with the cat reps that let him in the cab,,I’m surprised no lawsuits weren’t filed. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » “I would suggest moving back,”] Reference
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