English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of retardation

retardation

/noun/ मंदता; मंदन; अवरोध; विलंबन; बाधा; विरोध; गतिरोध; स्र्कावट;

Synonym backwardness; deceleration; obstruction; lag; obstacle; resistance; deadlock; barricade;

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English Dictionary:

1. Retardation

[n.]

- The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.
- That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
- The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord by prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into the intermediate chord which follows; -- differing from suspension by resolving upwards instead of downwards.
- The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.