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Adjective
/riˈtärdid/,
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Less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one's age,
  1. Less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one's age

  1. mentally retarded: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"
  2. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"
  3. (retard) cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
  4. (retard) idiot: a person of subnormal intelligence
  5. (retard) be delayed
  6. (retard) check: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
  7. (retard) decelerate: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
  8. (retardation) deceleration: a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"
  9. Retarded is a single by the band The Afghan Whigs.
  10. (Retard) Mental retardation (MR) is a generalized disorder, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors with onset before the age of 18. It has historically been defined as an Intelligence Quotient score under 70. ...
  11. (Retardation (music)) A nonchord tone, nonharmonic tone, or non-harmony note is a note in a piece of music which is not a part of the implied harmony that is described by the other notes sounding at the time. ...
  12. Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. [from 17th c.]; Having mental retardation, characterised by learning difficulties (specifically having an IQ below 70); now more generally, mentally deficient. [from 19th c.]; Underdeveloped (of a person's intelligence, abilities etc.). ...
  13. (retard) retardation; delay; a person with mental retardation; a stupid person, or one who is slow to learn; To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; To put off; to postpone; To be slow or dilatory to perform ( ...
  14. (Retard) CallMeCoyle 2 weeks ago
  15. (Retard) Retarded the camshaft timing is retarded. Usually done with the timing gears or timing chain. Retarding the cam makes the peak cylinder pressures [bmep] occur later in the rpm range. Retarding the cam shifts the optimum operating rpm range [power band] higher. ...
  16. (Retard) Someone with absolutely ZERO Awareness. That is what qualifies as a retard.
  17. (Retard) To slow down. When applied to bread, it means a long, cool rest for the dough, during which it develops flavor and gluten. In bakeries, breads are often retarded at 42 to 47°F overnight before their final proof.
  18. (retard) (n, offensive) one who is very stupid or slow. Synonyms: idiot, dummy, moron. Freq: occasional. I don’t talk to Randy, he’s such a retard.
  19. (retard) Noun. A contemptible person. A term usually used by adolescents.
  20. (retard) [JP 1-02] (DoD) A request from a spotter to indicate that the illuminating projectile burst is desired later in relation to the subsequent bursts of high explosive projectiles.
  21. (Retardation) a suspension in a harmony that resolves upwards rather than downwards; a slowing down of the tempo
  22. (retardation) reduction in the rate of either hardening, setting, or both, that is, an increase in the time required to reach time of initial and final setting or to develop early strength of fresh concrete, mortar, or grout.  (See also retarder.)
  23. (RETARDATION) The amount of time by which corresponding tidal phases grow later day by day (about 50 minutes).
  24. (Retardation) The delay in propagation of a radio wave near the critical frequency caused by the slowing down of the wave by the ionosphere.
  25. (Retardation) The integrated effect (on the relative phase) of two orthogonal polarized light beams traveling along a path in a birefringent material.