retardation
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[edit] Noun
retardation (plural retardations)
- The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
- The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
- That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
- (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
- (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.
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[edit] References
- retardation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- retardation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
