Definitions
1.NounThe act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
2.NounThe distance by which one wave is behind another.
3.NounThe act of diminishing the rate of speed.
4.NounA decrease in the speed of telegraph signalling.
5.NounThe extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
6.NounEllipsis of mental retardation.
7.NounExtreme stupidity.
8.NounThat which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
9.NounDeceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
10.NounA suspension which resolves upwards.