retardation
n. 延迟; 留级; 制动; 光程差
Retardation is the process of making something happen or develop more slowly, or the fact of being less well developed than other people or things of the same kind.
...other parents whose children had mental retardation.
其他智障儿童的家长
1. a decrease in speed;
2. the extent to which something is delayed or held back
3. any agent that retards or delays or hinders;
4. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
5. the act of slowing down or falling behind
Asbestos reinforcement confers excellent flame retardation properties on a composite.
石棉增强材料使复合材料具有优异的防火性能.
The theory confirms the increase in the retardation effect with decrease in particle size.
理论证实,随着颗粒尺寸的减小,这一减速效应将增大.
It is therefore not surprising that self - retardation is not well - documented in the systems we are considering.
因此,在我们所考虑的体系中,自缓聚作用尚未完全证实是不足为奇的.
Most children with Down syndrome have mild - to - moderate mental retardation.
大多数唐氏综合症儿童有轻度到中度的弱智.
The suggestion of development and extent of fire retardation PP was made.
提出了发展和推广阻燃聚丙烯纤维的有关建议.