Difference between Slow Down and Gradual

SLOW DOWN vs GRADUAL: NOUN

A series of steps.
In the Rom. Cath, Ch.: An antiphon sung after the reading of the epistle, while the book is moved from the epistle to the gospel side of the altar: so called because it was formerly sung by the subdeacon or epistler and cantor on the step (gradus) of the ambo or pulpit from which the epistle was read.
A biblical text sung between the Epistle and the Gospel of the Mass.
The liturgical book containing the chants for the Mass.
An office-book formerly in use, containing the antiphons called graduals, as well as introits and other antiphons, etc., of the mass. Also called the cantatory or cantatorium.
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

Proceeding in small stages
Of a topographical gradient; not steep or abrupt
Occurring or developing slowly or by small increments.
Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow
Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.

Marked by or divided into degrees; proceeding by orderly stages or sequence; graduated.
Moderate in degree of movement or change; proceeding with slow regularity; not abrupt or sudden: as, a gradual rise or fall of the thermometer; gradual improvement in health.

Back off, Speed limit, Speed up, Slow up, Unlax, Slack, Slacken, Unwind, Decompress, Unbend, Decelerate, Relax, Loosen up, Slow, Retard

Systematic, Phased, Steady, Slow, Step by step, In small stages, Gradatory, Bit by bit, Graduated, Sloping, Easy, Gradational, Gentle, Piecemeal, Stepwise

Stay off, Go back, Catch up, Back off, Speed up, Slow up, Slack, Slacken, Decompress, Unbend, Decelerate, Relax, Loosen up, Slow, Retard

Systematic, Phased, Steady, Slow, Step by step, In small stages, Gradatory, Bit by bit, Graduated, Sloping, Easy, Gradational, Gentle, Piecemeal, Stepwise

Slow down and shift down to a speed that you can controlwithout using the brakes hard.
Time Stop: Slow down the passage of time so slow it eventually freezes, stunning all enemies in the area.
It is likely that traffic will slow down, or even stop, further down the road.
Fortunately, you can combat the risk of bloat by helping your Labrador slow down their rate of eating with a slow feeder.
OTR and yes things do slow down a bit after the holidays but at least when I was there they were really never slow.
Slow debuff, which can greatly slow down a player, even if just for a second.
Does it force you to sit down, lie down, slow down?
The problem is so severe that it will even slow down my internet feed and slow down other excel files I have open.
They gradually slow down, forcing pursued vehicle to slow down by allowing no outlet.
When i slow down to turn a corner, or slow down for a traffic light, going at a slow speed from approx.

Recent rainfall will cause a more gradual fall.
Practical Inference With Systems of Gradual Implicative Rules.
Why a gradual plan works where diets fail.
Bacterial differentiation via gradual activation of global regulators.
Changes in volatility range from gradual to abrupt.
The winch brake shall have a gradual action.
When there are more fish out there, you see a gradual reduction in growth and then you see a gradual reduction in survival.
The first applies calculus to make gradual improvements to individual ANNswhilethe second applies evolutionary principles to yield gradual improvements in large populations of ANNs.
Gradual transitions of one slide to another by means of gradual dimming or brightening of the slide.
Gradual deterioration the cost of rectifying corrosion, erosion, wasting, wearing away, abrasion, or other gradual deterioration including that caused by atmospheric conditions.