retarders
Devices that slow
Retarders are substances or devices that slow a process.
In construction, a retarder is an additive that delays concrete from setting, giving workers more time.
In trucking, a retarder is a braking system that slows heavy vehicles without using the main brakes—engine brakes and exhaust brakes are common types.
The driver engaged the retarder on the steep downgrade.
Rate of musical performance
- rallentandoGradual tempo reduction
- ritardandoGradual tempo decrease
- slowingDecreasing in velocity
- conductorOne who directs musicians
phrasing · rubato · deceleration · fermata · passage · cadence · score · interpretation
Solid building mixture
- admixtureAdded minor component
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- plasticizerAdditive increasing material pliability
hydration · formwork · surface · finishing · workability · aggregate · batching · slump
Heavy freight vehicle
- downhillToward the bottom
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- gradientRate of change across space
descent · transmission · overheating · fade · auxiliary · mountain · coefficient · torque
Resists ignition and burning
- coatingApplied surface covering
- fabricWoven or knit material
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- brominatedTreated with bromine
phosphorus · intumescent · halogenated · polymer · smoke · combustion · ignition · treatment
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- rallentandoGradual tempo reduction
- ritardandoGradual tempo decrease
- slowingDecreasing in velocity
conductor · phrasing · rubato · deceleration · fermata · passage · cadence · score · interpretation · dynamics
concrete
Solid building mixture
- admixtureAdded minor component
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- curingRestoring health or preserving
plasticizer · hydration · formwork · surface · finishing · workability · aggregate · batching · slump · hardening
truck
Heavy freight vehicle
- downhillToward the bottom
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- decelerationDecrease in speed
gradient · descent · transmission · overheating · fade · auxiliary · mountain · coefficient · torque · drum
fire-retardant
Resists ignition and burning
brominated · phosphorus · intumescent · halogenated · polymer · smoke · combustion · ignition · treatment · upholstery
- concreteconcrete mixer, concrete pour, concrete slabs, concrete beams, concrete columns
- concrete materialscement, Portland cement, aggregate, sand, gravel
- construction chemicalsadmixtures, plasticizers, accelerators, sealants, waterproofing
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- additivesfood coloring, stabilizer, MSG, emulsifier, plasticizers
retardersaccelerators
Things that speed up
boosters · propellers · thrusters · engines · motors
retardersaccelerators
Things that speed up
accelerants · catalysts · promoters · activators · hasteners
retarderspromoters
Those who advance causes
facilitators · enablers · advancers · enhancers · stimulators