1. Plural of decelerator; devices or substances that reduce speed or slow down motion.
Usage: Common in physics, engineering, and automotive contexts
2. In particle physics, devices or materials used to slow down charged particles or radiation.
Usage: technical; physics

Examples

• The car's decelerators engaged smoothly as the driver approached the intersection.
• Modern vehicles use advanced decelerators to improve braking efficiency.
• The spacecraft relied on multiple decelerators to slow its descent.
• In the experiment, decelerators were used to reduce the speed of the electrons.
• Parachutes act as decelerators for skydivers during descent.