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Retardation

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Noun

1. deceleration, retardation, slowing

a decrease in rate of change

Example Sentences:
'the deceleration of the arms race'

2. retardation

the extent to which something is delayed or held back

3. retardant, retardation, retardent

any agent that retards or delays or hinders

Example Sentences:
'flame-retardant'

4. backwardness, mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

5. lag, retardation, slowdown

the act of slowing down or falling behind

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Retardation

see synonyms of retardation
noun
1. 
the act of retarding or the state of being retarded
2. 
something that retards; hindrance
3. 
the rate of deceleration

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Retardation

see synonyms of retardation
noun
1. 
a retarding or being retarded
2. 
something that retards; hindrance
3. 
mental retardation
4. 
a decrease in velocity
5. 
the amount that something is retarded

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Retardation

see synonyms of retardation
n.
1.
a. The act or process of delaying or impeding.
b. The condition of being delayed or impeded.
2. The extent to which something is held back or delayed.
3. Something that retards; a delay or hindrance.
4. Often Offensive Intellectual disability.
5. Music A diminishing of tempo; a retard.

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