Verlangsamter

Verlangsamter is a Dutch noun formed from the verb verlangzamen, which means to slow down. It refers to a person, device, or factor that causes a slowdown of a process, operation, or motion. The term is not common in standard modern Dutch; in most contexts speakers use vertrager or vertragingselement to express the same idea.

Etymology-wise, ver- is a prefix that indicates change, verlangzamen means to slow, and the suffix -ter yields an agent noun meaning “one who or that which causes.” Because verlangsamen is not a frequently used base for fixed technical terms, verlangsamer is mainly a descriptive or informal coinage rather than a widely recognized lexical item in dictionaries.

Usage of verlangsamer is usually found in technical or descriptive prose, manuals, or informal notes. It can denote a mechanism or factor that reduces speed, rate, or tempo—such as a mechanical brake, a software rate limiter, or organizational delays. In many professional contexts, however, clearer and more established Dutch terms like vertrager, vertragingselement, or remmen are preferred for precision and readability.

See also: vertrager, vertraging, vertragingselement.

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