Retardation



noun
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការពន្យឹត
  • mental retardation
    - ការលូតលាស់យឺតយ៉ាវផ្នែកសតិបញ្ញា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.
2.
That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
3.
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.
4.
The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.