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List of meaning for retardation

deceleration, slowing, retardation(noun)

a decrease in rate of change

"the deceleration of the arms race"

retardation(noun)

the extent to which something is delayed or held back

retardant, retardent, retardation(noun)

any agent that retards or delays or hinders

"flame-retardant"

retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality(noun)

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

slowdown, lag, retardation(noun)

the act of slowing down or falling behind

a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something

scientists discovered that they could achieve the retardation of light if they shined it through a variety of substances

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