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Lag :: Lag (n.) The amount of retardation of anything, as of a valve in a steam engine, in opening or closing..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord by prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into the intermediate chord which follows; -- differing from suspension by resolving upwards instead of downwards.

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

Acceleration :: Acceleration (n.) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation..

Suspensive :: Suspension (n.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation..

Tardation :: Tardation (n.) The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration..

Retardment :: Retardment (n.) The act of retarding; retardation.

Hysteresis :: Hysteresis (n.) A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity..

Retard :: Retard (n.) Retardation; delay.

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