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retardation

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌɹiː.tɑːˈdeɪ̯.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aadeinorrttStarts with REnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin retardātiō.

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  • [...] the effect is automatically to select a braking force which is higher at above 40 m.p.h., in the initial stages of retardation, but is reduced as the speed falls below 40 m.p.h.

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