SLOWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slowing mean? 

• SLOWING (noun)
  The noun SLOWING has 1 sense:

1. a decrease in rate of change

  Familiarity information: SLOWING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLOWING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A decrease in rate of change

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

deceleration; retardation; slowing

Context example:

the deceleration of the arms race

Hypernyms ("slowing" is a kind of...):

alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)

Derivation:

slow (lose velocity; move more slowly)

slow (become slow or slower)

 Context examples 

In traditional Chinese medicine, a condition described as slowing or pooling of blood, which may cause pain or other symptoms.

(Blood stasis, NCI Dictionary)

Pirfenidone inhibits fibroblast, epidermal, platelet-derived, and transforming beta-1 growth factors, thereby slowing tumor cell proliferation.

(Pirfenidone, NCI Thesaurus)

Pertaining to slowing or stopping the growth of cancer.

(Carcinostatic, NCI Dictionary)

Many drugs for treating cancer work by slowing or stopping the growth of cancerous cells.

(Injectable nanoparticles deliver cancer therapy in mice, NIH)

If a treatment slows or stops the increase in free water, it might be evidence that the drug is slowing the progressive loss of dopamine neurons.

(Waterlogged brain region helps scientists gauge damage caused by Parkinson’s disease, National Institutes of Health)

It functions as an antioxidant and protects tissues against radiation and pollution, slowing the aging process.

(Cystine, NCI Thesaurus)

Despite extensive research, there are no effective therapies for preventing Alzheimer’s disease or slowing its progression.

(Study Points to Possible Blood Test For Memory Decline, Alzheimer’s, NIH)

One major issue slowing down progress in developing new treatments is that the brain mechanisms that give rise to anhedonia remain largely unknown.

(Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression, University of Cambridge)

Dr. Chew leads the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), which was designed to investigate a combination of nutritional supplements for slowing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss.

(Study shows no benefit of omega-3 or other nutritional supplements for cognitive decline, NIH)

There are good parts to Mercury retrograde, and those relate to slowing life down just enough to allow you to think, to plan, and to regain your inner balance.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)