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Meaning of 'retardation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retardation [ n.]
- The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.
- That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
- The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord by prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into the intermediate chord which follows; -- differing from suspension by resolving upwards instead of downwards.
- The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

Meaning of 'retardation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retardation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any agent that retards or delays or hinders
Example in sentence:
  • flame-retardant
Meaning (2):
- a decrease in rate of change
Example in sentence:
  • the deceleration of the arms race

Nearby Words:

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