Associations to the word «Retardation»

Wiktionary

RETARDATION, noun. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
RETARDATION, noun. The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
RETARDATION, noun. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
RETARDATION, noun. (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
RETARDATION, noun. (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

Dictionary definition

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.
RETARDATION, noun. Any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant".
RETARDATION, noun. Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.
RETARDATION, noun. The act of slowing down or falling behind.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca