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Retardation 1

Definition: The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; opposed to acceleration.

Retardation 2

Definition: That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Retardation 3

Definition: 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.

Retardation 4

Definition: The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

retardation 5

Definition: the act of slowing down or falling behind

retardation 6

Definition: a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race"

retardation 7

Definition: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

retardation 8

Definition: any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"

retardation 9

Definition: the extent to which something is delayed or held back

 

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