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n.
A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
n.
The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
imp. & p. p.
of Retard
a.
Tending, or serving, to retard.
n.
That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
n.
The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation.
n.
The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation.
v. t.
To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
n.
One who, or that which, retards.
n.
The act of retarding; retardation.
n.
The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.
a.
Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; rallentado.
n.
One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Retard
v. t.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate.
v. t.
To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
n.
The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.
n.
Retardation; delay.
v. t.
To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise.
n.
A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.
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