"slowdown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/ [General-American] Forms: slowdowns [plural], slow-down [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from slow down. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|slow down|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "slow down", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "slowdown", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="slowdown"> Deverbal from slow down. Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowdown (plural slowdowns)
  1. A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc. Synonyms: retardation Hypernyms: abatement, cutback, diminution, restriction Coordinate_terms: go-slow, recession, work-to-rule Translations (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.): забавяне (zabavjane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 減速 /减速 (jiǎnsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 減緩 /减缓 (jiǎnhuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), zpomalení [neuter] (Czech), hidastus (Finnish), kemunduran (Indonesian), perlambatan (Indonesian), rallentamento [masculine] (Italian), keperlahanan (Malay), abrandamento [masculine] (Portuguese), замедле́ние (zamedlénije) [neuter] (Russian)

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