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   Retardation , n. [L. retardatio: cf. F. retardation.]
    The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.
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   The retardations of our fluent motion.
   De Quinsey.
   
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   That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
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   Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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   (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.
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   The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.
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   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.
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