Definition of retardation in English:
retardation
noun riːtɑːˈdeɪʃ(ə)nˌriˌtɑrˈdeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something.
the goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression
Example sentencesExamples
- Fetuses and children exposed to incinerator dioxins suffered liver damage and retardation of sexual and brain development.
- He appeared to have some psychomotor retardation with minimal eye contact.
- He explained that he used the word 'normal' only in the context of a concern for growth retardation.
- Animals receiving heavy doses of alcohol showed retardation of hepatic repair.
- Under heavy braking, the gearbox changes down flawlessly, giving increased retardation.
- The retardation of proton escape from the membrane surface was previously explained by the damping effect of immobile pH buffer at the surface.
- This is a consequence of the considerable retardation of plasma flow through the layer over this range.
- Congenital retardation seems to doom many of the individual's interests to frustration.
- The retardation of ribcage growth may effectively set the limit of functional compensation that can be achieved.
- There is nothing here to suggest retardation of this normal sequence of events.
Definition of retardation in US English:
retardation
nounˌrēˌtärˈdāSH(ə)nˌriˌtɑrˈdeɪʃ(ə)n
The action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something.
the goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression
Example sentencesExamples
- The retardation of ribcage growth may effectively set the limit of functional compensation that can be achieved.
- Congenital retardation seems to doom many of the individual's interests to frustration.
- This is a consequence of the considerable retardation of plasma flow through the layer over this range.
- He appeared to have some psychomotor retardation with minimal eye contact.
- Under heavy braking, the gearbox changes down flawlessly, giving increased retardation.
- There is nothing here to suggest retardation of this normal sequence of events.
- Fetuses and children exposed to incinerator dioxins suffered liver damage and retardation of sexual and brain development.
- He explained that he used the word 'normal' only in the context of a concern for growth retardation.
- Animals receiving heavy doses of alcohol showed retardation of hepatic repair.
- The retardation of proton escape from the membrane surface was previously explained by the damping effect of immobile pH buffer at the surface.