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Meaning of "retarder" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETARDER

retarder  [rɪˈtɑːdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETARDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retarder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETARDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Retarder

Retarder may refer to: ▪ Retarder, an album by The Unband ▪ Retarder, a chemical agent that slows down a chemical reaction ▪ Retarder, a device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses, coaches and other vehicles ▪ Retarder, a device to slow railroad freight cars as they are sorted into trains ▪ Acrylic retarder, a chemical agent added to fine art acrylic paint to slow its short drying time ▪ Dough retarder, a refrigerator used to slow down proofing of yeast when making dough ▪ Retardation plate, an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave traveling through it...

Definition of retarder in the English dictionary

The definition of retarder in the dictionary is a person or thing that retards. Other definition of retarder is a substance added to slow down the rate of a chemical change, such as one added to cement to delay its setting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETARDER


Abdelkader
ˌæbdʊlˈkɑːdə
ardor
ˈɑːdə
armada
ɑːˈmɑːdə
autostrada
ˈɔːtəʊˌstrɑːdə
Bader
ˈbɑːdə
bahadur
bəˈhɑːdə
cadre
ˈkɑːdə
empanada
ˌɛmpəˈnɑːdə
enchilada
ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə
espada
eˈspɑːdə
Granada
ɡrəˈnɑːdə
hamada
həˈmɑːdə
lambada
læmˈbɑːdə
Masada
məˈsɑːdə
nada
ˈnɑːdə
Nevada
nɪˈvɑːdə
ramada
rəˈmɑːdə
regarder
rɪˈɡɑːdə
tostada
tɒˈstɑːdə
Vijayawada
ˌviːdʒaɪəˈwɑːdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETARDER

retaliationist
retaliative
retaliator
retaliatory
retally
retama
retape
retard
retardant
retardate
retardation
retardative
retardatory
retarded
retarded acceleration
retarded ignition
retardment
retarget
retaste
retax

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETARDER

awarder
boarder
bombarder
border
carder
flame retarder
forwarder
freight forwarder
guarder
hazarder
hoarder
keyboarder
larder
prison warder
rewarder
skateboarder
skimboarder
snowboarder
wakeboarder
warder
yarder

Synonyms and antonyms of retarder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retarder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETARDER

Find out the translation of retarder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retarder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retarder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缓速器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retardador
570 millions of speakers

English

retarder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retarder
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замедлитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retarder
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retarder
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ralentisseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retarder
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Retarder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

凝結遅延剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retarder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

retarder
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retarder
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिटार्डर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geciktirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retarder
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retarder
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сповільнювач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retarder
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβραδυντής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retarder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retarder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retarder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retarder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETARDER»

The term «retarder» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.330 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETARDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retarder» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retarder» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retarder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETARDER»

Discover the use of retarder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retarder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Acrylic Painting: A Complete Guide
Retarder Several manufacturers of acrylic colors now offer an additive which retards drying. Depending upon how much retarder you add, you can get anywhere from half an hour to a full day's working time before the paint solidifies.
Wendon Blake, 1997
2
Automotive Transmissions: Fundamentals, Selection, Design ...
This book gives a full account of the development process for automotive transmissions.
Aaron Kuchle, Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, 2010
3
Heavy Duty Truck Systems
When this option is specified, the ECU can switch to full retardation when certain conditions are met (the Retarder Enable switch usually is on, throttle position is close to zero travel, and the transmission output speed is above a preset value).
Sean Bennett, 2010
4
Handbook of Green Chemicals
... DBPH-50-HP scorch retarder, processing temps. Akrochem® Retarder BA; Akrochem® Retarder BAX scouring agent Laureth-3; Sodium oleic sulfate; Sulfated castor oil; Trldeceth-10 scouring agent, agrie. C9-11 pareth-10 scouring agent, ...
‎2004
5
Introduction to Fire Apparatus and Equipment
It is estimated that use of the retarder can extend the life of the service brakes approximately four to seven times. The retarder consists of a double torus fluid coupling with a vaned rotor. The rotor revolves between cast stator vanes in the ...
Gene Mahoney, 1986
6
Handbook of Radical Polymerization
A retarder is a substance that in low concentration effectively suppresses the overall rate of polymerization without induction period.116,312 The distinction between retarders and inhibitors is not always clear. Inhibition is one of the elementary ...
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Thomas P. Davis, 2002
7
The Science of Bakery Products
In these circumstances the retarder is regarded as a life saver. In some products a spell in the retarder can be part of the process. This can be the case with some pizza doughs. The retarder can be used to ease the flow of work through the ...
W. P. Edwards, 2007
8
Moisture Control in Buildings
Flaws in an imperfect vapor retarder do allow small quantities of moisture to enter a compact roofing system in cold weather. However, those flaws do not close once the moisture has entered. When the vapor drive reverses in warmer weather, ...
Heinz R. Trechsel, 1994
9
Polarized Light, Revised and Expanded
On the other hand, for a half-wave retarder the orientation angle ij/' is given by the equation, using (5-17) and (5-62), , cos2i/rsin40 - sin2i/rcos40 sin(40 — 2\(r) cos( 40 - so $' = 29 - $ (5-69a) or ^' = -(i/r - 29) (5-69b) Comparing (5-69b) with ...
Dennis Goldstein, Dennis H. Goldstein, 2003
10
Moisture Control Handbook: Principles and Practices for ...
As shown in Walls 1, 2, and 3, the vapor diffusion retarder can be installed at the interior of the wall. In all three cases, it consists of a continuous polyethylene sheet installed beneath the interior gypsum board. In Wall 6, the facing on the batt ...
Joseph Lstiburek, John Carmody, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETARDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retarder is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Le personnel de Spa-Francorchamps en action lors de la parade …
Les travailleurs ont organisé un barrage filtrant afin de retarder la parade des pilotes des 24 heures de Spa-Francorchamps prévue dans la Ville d'eau entre 16h ... «RTBF, Jul 15»
2
China Vehicle Retarder Industry Research and Investment …
Terca's eddy current retarders are invented in China, owning independent intellectual property rights. Terca has received 22 national patents, including three ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Research and Markets: Research and Investment Prospect of …
Terca's eddy current retarders are invented in China, owning independent intellectual property rights. Terca has received 22 national patents, including three ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
4
​Québec veut retarder l'âge de la retraite
Le ministre des Finances, Carlos Leitão, a prévenu samedi qu'il est inévitable que le gouvernement repousse l'âge normal de la retraite compte tenu de ... «Le Devoir, Jun 15»
5
Probleme mit Voith-Retarder bei neuem Schützenpanzer
Im neuen Bundeswehr-Schützenpanzer Puma sind auch Voith-Retarder verbaut. Einem Bericht der Tageszeitung "Die Welt" zufolge gab es bei Tests mit einer ... «Südwest Presse, Jun 15»
6
Athènes décide de retarder ses remboursements au FMI
Athènes a finalement décidé de se donner un peu de marge de manœuvre et a pris ses partenaires de négociation par surprise. Y compris le principal intéressé ... «Le Monde, Jun 15»
7
Bordeaux : il provoque une alerte à la bombe pour retarder l'avion
SANS-GÊNE - Un trentenaire a lancé une fausse alerte à la bombe à l'aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac car son amie était en retard. Sa petite ruse pourrait lui ... «Europe1, May 15»
8
À forte dose, le sel pourrait retarder la puberté
Une alimentation à forte teneur en sel, très répandue dans les pays occidentaux, pourrait retarder la survenue de la puberté, selon les résultats d'une étude. «Futura Sciences, May 15»
9
A forte dose le sel pourrait retarder la puberté
Une alimentation à forte teneur en sel, très répandue dans les pays occidentaux, pourrait retarder la survenue de la puberté, à en croire les résultats d'une ... «Le Parisien, May 15»
10
Foot - L1 - Nantes - Serge Gakpé: «Retarder le titre du PSG»
J'espère qu'on va retarder leur titre. «Quand tu joues Paris, tu n'as pas la même source de motivation que quand tu joues Metz». La victoire contre Marseille ... «L'Équipe.fr, May 15»

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