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retardation

Translations

retardationnoun

retardations

déficience intellectuelleSens médical moderne ; plus neutre et recommandé que l'ancien terme « retard mental ».

The child was diagnosed with a form of mental retardation that required special education services.

L'enfant a été diagnostiqué avec une forme de déficience intellectuelle nécessitant des services d'éducation spécialisée.

retardementSens général : action de retarder ou de ralentir un processus.

The retardation of the project was due to unforeseen technical difficulties.

Le retardement du projet était dû à des difficultés techniques imprévues.

ralentissementSens de baisse de vitesse ou de progression ; emploi courant.

The car's retardation was noticeable as it approached the traffic light.

Le ralentissement de la voiture était perceptible à l'approche du feu de circulation.

retard de phaseEn physique et en optique ; décalage entre deux ondes ou signaux.

Optical birefringence arises from the phase retardation between orthogonal components of light.

La biréfringence optique résulte du retard de phase entre les composantes orthogonales de la lumière.

Synonyms

retardationnoun

The act or process of delaying or slowing down the progress or development of something.

The retardation of the project was due to unforeseen technical difficulties.

A decrease in speed or rate of progress.

The car's retardation was noticeable as it approached the traffic light.

A condition of being mentally or physically slower in development than is typical.

The child was diagnosed with a form of mental retardation that required special education services.

The amount by which a phenomenon or signal lags behind another, especially the phase difference between waves.

Optical birefringence arises from the phase retardation between orthogonal components of light.