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* [[Neoteny]] retardation of development<!-- "Retardation: a slowing down of development so that a feature or trait appears later in a descendant than an ancestor" page 252 "Pedomorphism: retention of juvenile traits by the retardation of developmental processes" http://books.google.ca/books?id=EoTXLpEX-h4C&q=Pedomorphism#v=snippet&q=Pedomorphism&f=false -->< |
* [[Neoteny]] retardation of development<!-- "Retardation: a slowing down of development so that a feature or trait appears later in a descendant than an ancestor" page 252 "Pedomorphism: retention of juvenile traits by the retardation of developmental processes" http://books.google.ca/books?id=EoTXLpEX-h4C&q=Pedomorphism#v=snippet&q=Pedomorphism&f=false --><ref name="Montagu">{{cite book|author=Montagu, A.|authorlink=Ashley Montagu|year=1989|title=Growing Young|publisher=Bergin & Garvey|place=Westwood, CT|isbn=089789166X|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=EoTXLpEX-h4C|page=252}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:47, 16 August 2013
Retardation is the act or result of delaying; the extent to which anything is retarded or delayed; that which retards or delays. In particular, it can mean:
In medicine
In engineering
- Negative acceleration in mechanics (i.e. rate of decrease of velocity)
- Retardation factor in chromatography
- Retarded potential in electrodynamics
In physics
In physical anthropology
Other
- A process used in proofing (baking technique)
- A suspension (music) that resolves upward instead of downward.
References
- ^ Montagu, A. (1989). Growing Young. Westwood, CT: Bergin & Garvey. p. 252. ISBN 089789166X.
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