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Meaning Of Retardation
n.
The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying;
as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to
acceleration.
n.
That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
n.
The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord by
prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into the intermediate
chord which follows; -- differing from suspension by resolving upwards
instead of downwards.
n.
The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount
of retarding or delay.