Retarding
[rɪ'tɑrd]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retard
Editor: Myra
Examples
- Doubtless the scheme may have been used, in unjustifiable ways, as a means of retarding our emancipation. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The balance wheel moves very rapidly, and, therefore, its movement must be as free as possible from retarding friction, so its bearing pivots are made very small. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Myra