Slowness

  • 31slow — [[t]slo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. The traffic is heavy and slow... Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed. ...slow, regular… …

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  • 32Milan Kundera — Born April 1, 1929 (1929 04 01) (age 82) Brno, Czechoslovakia Residence Paris Nationality French Ethnicity Czech …

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  • 33Turtle (comics) — Superherobox| caption=The Turtle at an advanced age. comic color=background:#8080ff character name=The Turtle real name=Unknown publisher=DC Comics debut= All Flash #21 (Fall 1941) creators=Gardner Fox Martin Naydel alliance… …

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  • 34mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …

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  • 35Bradycardia — A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute. The word bradycardia is logically derived from two Greek roots: bradys, slow + cardia, heart = slow heart. * * * Slowness of the heartbeat, usually defined (by convention) as a… …

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  • 36Bradykinesia — Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body’s position. Can be a symptom of neurological disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease, or a side effect of medications. The word bradykinesia is logically… …

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  • 37inactivity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of action Nouns 1. inactivity; inaction; inertness; lull, cessation (see repose); idleness, sloth, laziness, indolence, vegetation; unemployment, dilatoriness, dawdling; malingering; passiveness,… …

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  • 38slow — adj 1 *stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb 2 Slow, dilatory, laggard, deliberate, leisurely can apply to persons, their movements, or their actions, and mean taking a longer time than is necessary, usual, or sometimes, desirable. Slow (see also… …

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  • 39slow — [[t]sloʊ[/t]] adj. and adv. slow•er, slow•est, v. 1) moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed: a slow train[/ex] 2) characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace[/ex] 3) taking or requiring a comparatively long time 4) gradual:… …

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  • 40retardation — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or instance of retarding 2. the extent to which something is retarded 3. a musical suspension; specifically one that resolves upward 4. a. an abnormal slowness of thought or action; also less than normal… …

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