Retarder

Retarder may refer to:

  • Retarder (album), an album by The Unband
  • Retarder (chemistry), a chemical agent that slows down a chemical reaction
  • Retarder (mechanical engineering), a device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses, coaches and other vehicles
  • Retarder (railroad), 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
  • A component in weapons that slow down their rate of fire.

See also

  • Retardation (disambiguation)
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