retardation
31retardation — retard ► VERB ▪ hold back the development or progress of. ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a mentally handicapped person. DERIVATIVES retardation noun retarder noun. ORIGIN Latin retardare, from tardus slow …
32retardation — noun 1. a decrease in rate of change (Freq. 1) the deceleration of the arms race • Syn: ↑deceleration, ↑slowing • Ant: ↑acceleration (for: ↑deceleration) …
33Retardation of the tide — Retardation Re tar*da tion, n. [L. retardatio: cf. F. retardation.] 1. The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; opposed to {acceleration}. [1913 Webster] The retardations of our fluent… …
34Retardation Sheet — [dt. »Verzögerungsschicht«, Retarderfolie], Folie, die dazu dient, die Lichtabsorption von Flüssigkristall Bildschirmen zu verzögern und so zu verringern. Sie wird bei TFT Bildschirmen (LCD) eingesetzt, um deren optische Eigenschaften (Kontrast …
35Retardation, reading — Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for example, reflect mental retardation or cultural deprivation. Reading retardation is different from dyslexia, a specific reading disability due… …
36retardation of the tides — Acceleration Ac*cel er*a tion, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc[ e]l[ e]ration.] The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity;… …
37Retardation (Hydrologie) — In den Geowissenschaften wird der Begriff Retardation (von lat. retardare verzögern) vor allem in der Hydrologie im Zusammenhang mit Stofftransport verwendet. Er beschreibt hier die Verlangsamung eines Stoffes in Bezug auf das sich bewegende… …
38retardation value — vėlinimo trukmės vertė statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. retardation value vok. Verzögerungsgröße, f rus. величина задержки, f pranc. grandeur de retard, f; grandeur de retardation, f …
39Retardation factor — In chromatography, a retardation factor (Rf) (also known as retention factor) describes the ratio of time spent in the stationary phase relative to time spent in the mobile phase. It can be mathematically described by the following ratio: R f =… …
40retardation coil — droselio ritė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. choke coil; retardation coil vok. Drosselspule, f rus. дроссельная катушка, f pranc. bobine d arrêt, f; bobine inductance, f …
