"retarded time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retarded times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retarded time (countable and uncountable, plural retarded times)
  1. (electromagnetism) The time when the field begins to propagate from the point where it is emitted to an observer. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electromagnetism

Inflected forms

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