n. [ L. retardatio: cf. F. retardation. ] 1. The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration. [ 1913 Webster ]
The retardations of our fluent motion. De Quinsey. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Mus.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Retardation of the tide. (a)The lunitidal interval, or the hour angle of the moon at the time of high tide any port; the interval between the transit of the moon and the time of high tide next following. (b)The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under Retard, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
[しんしんもうじゃくしゃ;しんしんこうじゃくしゃ, shinshinmoujakusha ; shinshinkoujakusha] (n) (See 心神耗弱・しんしんもうじゃく) person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.) [Add to Longdo]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
