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retention
(redirected from indirect retention)

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re·ten·tion  (r-tnshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of retaining.
b. The condition of being retained.
2. Capacity or power of retaining.
3. An ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.
4. Something retained.
5. Involuntary withholding of bodily wastes or secretions that are normally eliminated.

[Middle English retencioun, from Old French retention, from Latin retenti, retentin-, from retentus, past participle of retinre, to retain; see retain.]

retention
Noun
1. the act of retaining or state of being retained
2. the capacity to remember
3. Pathol the abnormal holding of something within the body, esp. fluid
retentive adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retentionretention - the act of retaining something      
possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property
withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"
storage - the act of storing something
2.retention - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
recollection, remembrance, anamnesis - the ability to recall past occurrences
3.retention - the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"
impermeability, impermeableness - the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
urinary retention - holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"
Translations
retention [rɪˈtɛnʃən] n (of tradition etc) → Beibehaltung f;
(of land, memories) → Behalten nt;
(of heat, fluid etc) → Zurückhalten nt

retention
n retention [rəˈtenʃən]
the act of retaining the retention of information. onthouvermoë إحْتِفاظ، إحْتِجاز задържане zadržování bevarelse das Zurückhalten συγκράτηση, παρακράτηση retención säilitamine نگه داری säilyttäminen conservation שְׁמִירָה रोक रखना, याददाश्त pamćenje, zadržavanje visszatartás penahanan varðveisla; minni il trattenere 保持 보유, 보존 išlaikymas, sulaikymas saglabāšana; paturēšana penahanan het vasthouden, behoud det å holde ; hukommelse powstrzymanie retenção reţinere, păs­trare удерживание zadržanie ohranitev zadržavanje kvarhållande การเก็บรักษา akılda tutma, saklama, hatırlama 保持力 збереження قبضے میں رکھنے کی قوت sự giữ lại 保持
adj reˈtentive [-tiv]
able to retain a retentive memory. onthouend مُحْتَفِظ، مُحْتَجِز задържащ trvalý, dlouhodobý klæbehjerne festhaltend στεγανός retentivo meelespidav نگهدارنده؛ ضبط کننده hyvä fidèle בַּעַל כּוֹשֵר שְׁמִירָה धारणशील dobro (oštro) pamćenje megőrző; jó (emlékezőtehetség) bisa dipertahankan sem heldur í sér/geymir ritentivo ottimo 保持力のある 유지력이 있는; 기억력이 좋은 geras, gerai išlaikantis (drėgmę) laba atmiņa boleh bertahan vasthoudend som kan holde , har god hukommelse trwały retentor fidel удерживающий; цепкий výborný zanesljiv koji dobro pamti bevarande, gott [] ซึ่งเก็บรักษาไว้ได้ akılda tutan, unutmayan 有保持力的 добрий (про пам'ять) روکنے کی قوت رکھنے والا có khả năng giữ lại/nhớ sự kiện 保持


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