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- Dictionaryretardation/ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something: "the goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression"
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What is Retardation? Solution. Retardation: Retardation is merely a negative acceleration. The body's velocity can either increase or decrease. The change in velocity is referred to as acceleration. Positive acceleration occurs when the body's velocity increases.
noun. re· tar· da· tion ˌrē-ˌtär-ˈdā-shən. ri- Synonyms of retardation. 1. : an act or instance of retarding. 2. : the extent to which something is retarded. 3. : a musical suspension. specifically : one that resolves upward. 4. a (1) : an abnormal slowness of thought or action. psychomotor retardation. (2)
RETARDATION definition: 1. slow development, or development that is slower than it should be: 2. slow development, or…. Learn more.
noun. the act of retarding or state of being retarded. something that retards; hindrance. Usually Offensive. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc. intellectual disability ( def ), mental retardation ( def ).
Retardation is often used to describe problems in human mental development that result in a lack of intelligence or other kinds of physical or learning delays. Retardation can also indicate when something is kept from growing or developing fully.
Retardation is the process of making something happen or develop more slowly, or the fact of being less well developed than other people or things of the same kind.
Definition of retardation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. retardation. noun. /ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃn/ /ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) the fact of making the development or progress of something slower synonym delay (2) Many factors can lead to growth retardation in unborn babies. Join us.
n. 1. the act of retarding or the state of being retarded. 2. something that retards; hindrance. 3. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc.
1. old-fashioned + usually offensive : an unusual slowness of mental development. The child suffered severe mental retardation. 2. formal : an act of slowing down the development or progress of something. The chemical induced a retardation of cell growth.
noun. A retarding or being retarded. Webster's New World. The act or process of delaying or impeding. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. The condition of being delayed or impeded. American Heritage Medicine. The extent to which something is held back or delayed. American Heritage. Mental retardation. Webster's New World.
