Retardation

What do we mean by retardation?

The act or process of delaying or impeding. noun

The condition of being delayed or impeded. noun

The extent to which something is held back or delayed. noun

Something that retards; a delay or hindrance. noun

Impaired intellectual development. noun

A diminishing of tempo; a retard. noun

The act of retarding or making slower, or its effect; the hindering of motion, growth, or progress, or the hindrance effected; the act of delaying or impeding. noun

In physics: noun

A continuous decrement of velocity; a negative acceleration. noun

In acoustics and optics, the distance by which one wave is behind another. Better called retard, being translation of French retard. noun

Postponement; deferment. noun

Specifically, in music: noun

The act, process, or result of diminishing the speed or pace of the tempo noun

The prolongation of a concordant tone into a chord where it is a discord which is resolved upward: opposed to anticipation, and distinguished from suspension by the upward resolution noun

In telegraphy, decrease in the speed of telegraph-signaling due to self-induction and induction from surrounding conductors. noun

That which retards; a hindrance; an obstruction; an impediment. noun

The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; ; -- opposed to acceleration. noun

That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. noun

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. noun

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.

Extreme stupidity.

That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.

A suspension which resolves upwards.

Words that are spelled similarly to retardation:
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Words that rhyme with retardation:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe retardation:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective retardation:
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Words that sound like retardation:
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