Retardation

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Retardation is the act or result of delaying; the extent to which anything is retarded or delayed; that which retards or delays. In particular, it can mean:

In medicine

• Mental retardation
• Psychomotor retardation

In engineering

• Negative acceleration in mechanics (i.e. rate of decrease of velocity)
• Retardation factor in chromatography
• Retarded potential in electrodynamics

In physical anthropology

• Neoteny retardation of development^[1]

Other

• A process used in proofing (baking technique)
• A suspension (music) that resolves upward instead of downward.

References

1. ^ Montagu, A. (1989). Growing Young. Bergin & Garvey: CT.

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