Retard

Retard
Re|tard
[rə'ta:ɐ̯] der; -s
<aus gleichbed. fr. retard, eigtl. »Verzögerung«, zu retarder, vgl. ↑retardieren>
Hebelstellung zur Verringerung der Ganggeschwindigkeit von Uhren.

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