Words from this root (6)
ceiling
B1
/ˈsilɪŋ/
The inside surface at the top of a room.
cellar
B2
/ˈsɛləɹ/
An underground room beneath a building, used for storage.
celerity
C2+
/səˈlɛrəti/
swiftness of movement or action; speed
decelerate
C2+
/diˈsɛləˌreɪt/
to reduce speed; to slow down
acceleration
C2+
/ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən/
the rate of increase of speed or, more generally, the act of speeding up
accelerator
C2+
/əkˈsɛləreɪtɚ/
a device or thing that increases speed, especially a car's gas pedal