单词 | retardative |
释义 | retardativeadj. = retardatory adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [adjective] > decreased in speed > causing decrease in speed retarding1654 retardative1705 retardive1787 slow1838 retardatory1843 1705 Philos. Trans. & Coll. to 1700 2 273 Whatever Effect (Accelerative or Retardative) the Menstrual would give, that Effect by the Diurnal is Encreased in the Parts LMN. 1803 Crit. Rev. 37 489 Article II. is appropriated to the principles of dynamics, which is the science of accelerative or retardative forces. 1873 R. A. Proctor Moon 93 As the moon passes over the arc M3M4, the tangential force is again retardative. 1923 T. B. Robertson Chem. Basis Growth & Senescence vii. 166 The retardative effect of its products is exerted in the earliest stages of growth. 1981 Internat. Jrnl. Environmental Stud. 17 10/2 The weak teratogenicity and growth retardative propensity of such a ubiquitous drug as aspirin. 2009 Jrnl. Macroeconomics 31 177 War can push technological frontiers forward in certain areas, but its overall impact is likely to be retardative. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1705 |
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