Retarder
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Retarder can mean:
- Acrylic retarderAcrylic retarderIn painting, a retarder is a substance, usually added to water, used to slow the drying time of acrylic paints, giving more time for blending or layering highlights.-Use in fine art:...
, a chemical agent added to fine art acrylic paint to slow its short drying time - Retarder (chemistry)Retarder (chemistry)A retarder is a chemical agent that slows down a chemical reaction. For example, retarders are used to slow the chemical hardening of plastic materials such as wallboard, concrete, and adhesives.Sugar water acts as a retarder for the curing of concrete...
, a chemical agent that slows down a chemical reaction - Retarder (mechanical engineering)Retarder (mechanical engineering)A retarder is a device used to augment or replace some of the functions of primary friction-based braking systems, usually on heavy vehicles....
, a device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses, coaches and other vehicles - Retarder (railroad)Retarder (railroad)In rail transport, a retarder is a device installed in a classification yard used to reduce the speed of freight cars as they are sorted into trains. Each retarder consists of a series of stationary brakes surrounding a short section of each rail on the track that grip and slow the cars' wheels...
, a device to slow railroad freight cars as they are sorted into trains - Wave plateWave plateA wave plate or retarder is an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave travelling through it.- Operation :A wave plate works by shifting the phase between two perpendicular polarization components of the light wave. A typical wave plate is simply a birefringent crystal...
, an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave travelling through it - Dough retarder, a refrigerator used to slow down the fermentation process of yeast when making dough
- Retarder (album)Retarder (album)Retarder is The Unband's first major label release.-In Brief:"Every number is a testament to the might and stamina of the power chord."-Las Vegas Weekly...
, an album by The Unband