Found 3 items, similar to Retardation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: retardation perlambatan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: retardation 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Retardation 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. [1913 Webster] The retardations of our fluent motion. --De Quinsey. [1913 Webster] 2. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. [1913 Webster] Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]