"slower" meaning in English

See slower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsləʊə/ [UK], /ˈsloʊɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slower.wav
Rhymes: -əʊə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} slower
  1. comparative form of slow: more slow Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: slow (extra: more slow)
    Sense id: en-slower-en-adj-SMyAdrUy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsləʊə/ [UK], /ˈsloʊɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slower.wav
Rhymes: -əʊə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adverb}} slower
  1. comparative form of slow: more slow Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: slow (extra: more slow)
    Sense id: en-slower-en-adv-SMyAdrUy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsləʊə/ [UK], /ˈsloʊɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slower.wav Forms: slowers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From slow + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|slow|-er|id2=agent noun}} slow + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} slower (plural slowers)
  1. That which slows. Derived forms: Zeeman slower
    Sense id: en-slower-en-noun-Z5tdXQlY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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