n
The act of deaccelerating; retardation.
n
(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.
adj
Of, relating to, or caused by deceleration.
n
A doctrine of deceleration.
adj
Relating to, or causing deceleration
adj
Relating to deceleration
v
(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
n
The disruption of patterns of brain activity.
adj
That involves or causes displacement
adj
removing or separating from some association
adj
That generates a repulsive reaction
n
(slang, vulgar, offensive) The extreme physical power often displayed by those with cognitive disabilities as a result of decreased inhibition against using their full strength.
adj
Capable of being retarded, or delayed.
n
(physics) The difference in phase shift between two characteristic polarizations of light upon reflection from an interface. Retardance can be reported in the Abelès or Mueller conventions. The retardance phase shift angle is often specified in degrees.
n
The degree of being retardant
adj
(often in combination) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something
n
(technical) A retarded person; a person with retardation.
n
The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
adj
Of or pertaining to retardations.
adj
That retards; delaying, impeditive.
n
(dated, now offensive) A person with an intellectual disability.
n
Alternative form of retardancy [The degree of being retardant]
n
Something which retards or slows.
adv
So as to retard or hinder.
n
(dated) mental retardation
adj
That retards; retardative.
adv
So as to retard or hinder.
adj
(derogatory, slang) Resembling a retard.
n
Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying.
adj
(slang, offensive) Resembling or befitting a retard; moronic.
n
The inherent power of repulsion in a body.
n
(obsolete) The act of slowing or delaying; retardation.
v
Alternative form of under-accommodate [(ophthalmology) To adjust the focal point of the eye so that the image of the target falls short of the retina.]
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