retention
121retention — /rəˈtɛnʃən / (say ruh tenshuhn) noun 1. the act of retaining. 2. the state of being retained. 3. power to retain; capacity for retaining. 4. the act or power of remembering things; memory. {Middle English, from Latin retentio} …
122retention — re|ten|tion sb., en, er, erne (tilbageholdelse) …
123retention — I s ( en) MED inom psyk. hågkomst II s ( en) MED kvarstannande, kvarhållning …
124Retention — Re|ten|ti|on, die; , en <lateinisch> (Medizin Zurückhaltung von auszuscheidenden Stoffen im Körper) …
125indirect retention — retention in the mouth of a removable partial denture by means of an indirect retainer …
126surgical retention — retention in the mouth of a dental prosthesis by means of attachments embedded in the oral tissues …
127retention basin — a wetland or excavated basin constructed to contain excess rain or runoff, especially in urban developments where water cannot be easily absorbed into the ground. Some drain quickly and support no fish life, others have a permanent central area… …
128retention curve — relationship between the size or age of a fish and its probability to be retained by the fishing gear after encountering it …
