| RETARDANT | • retardant adj. (Often in combination) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something. • retardant n. (Often in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something. • RETARDANT n. something that retards e.g. the spread of fire. |
| RETARDANCE | • retardance n. (Physics) The difference in phase shift between two characteristic polarizations of light upon reflection… |
| RETARDANCY | • retardancy n. The degree of being retardant. |
| RETARDANTS | • retardants n. Plural of retardant. • RETARDANT n. something that retards e.g. the spread of fire. |
| RITARDANDI | • ritardandi n. Plural of ritardando. • RITARDANDO n. (Italian) a musical passage with a gradual slackening of tempo, also RITARD. |
| RITARDANDO | • ritardando adv. (Music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece. • ritardando adj. (Music) Having a gradually decelerating tempo. • ritardando n. (Music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music. |
| RETARDANCES | • retardances n. Plural of retardance. |
| RETARDATION | • retardation n. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance. • retardation n. The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness. • retardation n. (Colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extreme stupidity. |
| RETARDATIVE | • retardative adj. That retards; delaying, impeditive. • RETARDATIVE adj. serving to retard. |
| RETARDATORY | • retardatory adj. Retardant; delaying. • RETARDATORY adj. tending to retard. |
| RITARDANDOS | • ritardandos n. Plural of ritardando. • RITARDANDO n. (Italian) a musical passage with a gradual slackening of tempo, also RITARD. |
| RETARDANCIES | • retardancies n. Plural of retardancy. |
| RETARDATIONS | • retardations n. Plural of retardation. • RETARDATION n. an act or instance of retarding. |