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  Retardation \Re`tar*da"tion\, n. [L. retardatio: cf. F.
     retardation.]
     1. The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as,
        the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to
        acceleration.
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              The retardations of our fluent motion. --De Quinsey.
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     2. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
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              Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     3. (Mus.) 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.
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     4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of
        retarding or delay.
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     Retardation of the tide.
        (a) The lunitidal interval, or the hour angle of the moon
            at the time of high tide any port; the interval
            between the transit of the moon and the time of high
            tide next following.
        (b) The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under
            Retard, n.
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  Retardation \Re`tar*da"tion\, n. [L. retardatio: cf. F.
     retardation.]
     1. The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as,
        the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to
        acceleration.
  
              The retardations of our fluent motion. --De Quinsey.
  
     2. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
  
              Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     3. (Mus.) 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.
  
     4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of
        retarding or delay.
  
     Retardation of the tide.
        (a) The lunitidal interval, or the hour angle of the moon
            at the time of high tide any port; the interval
            between the transit of the moon and the time of high
            tide next following.
        (b) The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under
            Retard, n.

  retardation
       n 1: a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race"
            [syn: deceleration, slowing] [ant: acceleration]
       2: the extent to which something is delayed or held back
       3: any agent that retards or delays or hinders;
          "flame-retardant" [syn: retardant, retardent]
       4: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn:
          mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality]
       5: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: slowdown,
          lag]

  retardation
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η καθυστέρηση, η επιβράδυνση
     2 το εμπόδιο
     3 (''ψυχολογία'') η καθυστέρηση
     4 (ετ φυσική en) η επιβράδυνση

  retardation
     n.
     1 The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
     2 # (lb en acoustics) The distance by which one wave is behind
  another.
     3 # (lb en music) The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
     4 # (lb en telegraphy) A decrease in the speed of telegraph
  signalling.
     5 The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any
  retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
     6 (lb en colloquial derogatory offensive) Extreme stupidity.
     7 That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
     8 (lb en physics) deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of
  velocity.
     9 (lb en music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

  retardation
     n.
     1 The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
     2 # (lb en acoustics) The distance by which one wave is behind
  another.
     3 # (lb en music) The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
     4 # (lb en telegraphy) A decrease in the speed of telegraph
  signalling.
     5 The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any
  retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
     6 (lb en colloquial derogatory offensive) Extreme stupidity.
     7 That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
     8 (lb en physics) deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of
  velocity.
     9 (lb en music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

  retardation
     n.
     1 The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
     2 # (lb en acoustics) The distance by which one wave is behind
  another.
     3 # (lb en music) The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
     4 # (lb en telegraphy) A decrease in the speed of telegraph
  signalling.
     5 The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any
  retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
     6 (lb en colloquial derogatory offensive) Extreme stupidity.
     7 That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
     8 (lb en physics) deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of
  velocity.
     9 (lb en music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

  retardation
     n.
     1 The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
     2 # (lb en acoustics) The distance by which one wave is behind
  another.
     3 # (lb en music) The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
     4 # (lb en telegraphy) A decrease in the speed of telegraph
  signalling.
     5 The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any
  retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
     6 (lb en colloquial derogatory offensive) Extreme stupidity.
     7 That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
     8 (lb en physics) deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of
  velocity.
     9 (lb en music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

  retardation
     Englanti n.
     kehitysvammaisuus

  retardation
     n.
     1 (tagg: fysik) minskning av fart eller hastighet; negativ
  acceleration; det att retardera något
     2 (tagg medicin psykologi) försenad utveckling; utvecklingsstörning

  Retardation
     Tyska n.
     retardation

  retardation
     n.
     1 (tagg: fysik) minskning av fart eller hastighet; negativ
  acceleration; det att retardera något
     2 (tagg medicin psykologi) försenad utveckling; utvecklingsstörning

  Retardation /rˌeːtaɾdatsjˈoːn/ 
   [biol.] retardation 
     Synonyms: Entwicklungsverzögerung, Entwicklungshemmung, Retardierung
  
   see: geistige Unterentwicklung
  

  Retardation /rˌeːtaɾdatsjˈoːn/ 
   [techn.] retard , lagging 
     Synonyms: Schlupf, Nachhängen
  

  Retardation /ʁetaʁdaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  retardation
  Verzögerung in der Entwicklung; dies kann körperlich oder geistig sein oder andere Entwicklungsprozesse betreffen

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/
  vertraging

  Retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/
  التأخر

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/ 
  retardace

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/ 
  zpomalení

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/ 
  zpoždění

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/
  Abbremsung , Verzögerung 

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/
  Entwicklungsverzögerung , Entwicklungshemmung , Retardierung , Retardation  [biol.]
   see: mental retardation
  

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. रोक
        "For mental retardation one should consult the psychiatric."

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/
  1. hátráltatás
  2. lassítás
  3. késleltetés
  4. akadály
  5. gátlás
  6. lassulás

  retardation /ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/
  ritardo

  retardation /ritɑːdeiʃən/
  vertraging

  retardation /ritɑːdeiʃən/
  atraso

  retardation /ritɑːdeiʃən/
  retraso

  retardation /rˌeːtardasxˈuːn/ 
  1. Retardation, Verzögerung
  inom fysiken
  2. Retardation
  inom medicinen

  
/ɹitɑɹˈdeɪʃən/

  136 Moby Thesaurus words for "retardation":
     afterthought, amentia, arrest, arrestation, arrested development,
     arrestment, backwardness, bind, blithering idiocy, block, blockage,
     blocking, bureaucratic delay, check, clogging, closing up, closure,
     constraint, constriction, control, cooling, cooling down,
     cooling off, cramp, cretinism, curb, curtailment, deceleration,
     delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detainment, drag, dragging,
     ease-off, ease-up, fixation, flagging, foot-dragging,
     half-wittedness, halt, hampering, hang-up, hindering, hindrance,
     holdback, holdup, idiocy, idiotism, imbecility, impediment,
     infantilism, inhibition, injunction, insanity, interdict,
     interference, interim, interruption, jam, lag, lagging,
     legal restraint, let, letdown, letup, logjam, mental defectiveness,
     mental deficiency, mental handicap, mental retardation,
     minus acceleration, mongolianism, mongolism, mongoloid idiocy,
     monopoly, moratorium, moronism, moronity, negativism,
     nuisance value, obstruction, obstructionism, occlusion, opposition,
     paperasserie, pause, profound idiocy, prohibition, protection,
     protectionism, protective tariff, rationing, red tape, red-tapeism,
     red-tapery, rein, repression, reprieve, resistance, respite,
     restraint, restraint of trade, restriction, retardance, retardment,
     retrenchment, self-control, setback, simple-wittedness,
     simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, slack-up, slackening,
     slow-up, slowdown, slowing, slowing down, slowness, slowup,
     squeeze, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, stranglehold,
     stricture, subnormality, suppression, suspension, tariff wall,
     thought control, tie-up, time lag, wait
  
  

  n. 迟延,妨碍,阻止;

     n. 迟延,妨碍,阻止