English-Thai Dictionary

retention

N การคั่ง ของ ของเสีย ใน ร่างกาย  kan-kang-kong-sia-nai-rang-kai

 

retention

N การจด จำ  การ จำ  memory kan-jod-jam

 

retention

N การ เก็บรักษา  การ เก็บ  การ คงไว้  การกัก  holding keeping kan-keb-rak-sa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETENTION

n.[L. retentio, retineo; re and teneo, to hold. ] 1. The act of retaining or keeping.
2. The power of retaining; the faculty of the mind by which it retains ideas.
3. In medicine, the power of retaining, or that state of contraction in the solid or vascular parts of the body, by which they hold their proper contents and prevent in voluntary evacuations; undue retention of some natural discharge.
4. The act of withholding; restraint.
5. Custody; confinement. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETENTION

Re *ten "tion, n. Etym: [L. retentio: cf. F. rétention. See Retain. ]

 

1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

 

2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. Shak.

 

3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [R.] Shak.

 

4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. Shak.

 

5. Place of custody or confinement.

 

6. (Law )

 

Defn: The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med. ), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retention

re ten tion |riˈtenCHən rəˈtɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun the continued possession, use, or control of something: the retention of direct control by central government. • the fact of keeping something in one's memory: the children's retention of facts. • the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance: the soil's retention of moisture. • failure to eliminate a substance from the body: eating too much salt can lead to fluid retention. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the power to retain something ): from Old French, from Latin retentio (n- ), from retinere ‘hold back ’ (see retain ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

retention

re |ten ¦tion |rɪˈtɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the continued possession, use, or control of something: the retention of direct control by central government. • the fact of keeping something in one's memory: the children's retention of facts. 2 the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance: the soil's retention of moisture. • failure to eliminate a substance from the body: eating too much salt can lead to fluid retention. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the power to retain something ): from Old French, from Latin retentio (n- ), from retinere ‘hold back ’ (see retain ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Retention

Re ten ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Retenti o n |die Retention; Genitiv: der Retention, Plural: die Retentionen lateinisch retentio = das Zurückhalten, zu: retentum, 2. Partizip von: retinere = zurückhalten 1 Medizin Funktionsstörung, die darin besteht, dass ein auszuscheidender Stoff nicht [in ausreichendem Maße ] ausgeschieden wird; Verhaltung 1b 2 Psychologie Leistung des Gedächtnisses in Bezug auf Lernen, Reproduzieren und Wiedererkennen

 

Retentionsraum

Re ten ti ons raum Substantiv, maskulin Wasserbau , der |Retenti o nsraum |[ungenutzte ] Fläche, die bei Hochwasser eines Flusses überflutet wird und so ein zu starkes Ansteigen des Wassers verhindert

 

Retentionsrecht

Re ten ti ons recht Substantiv, Neutrum Rechtssprache , das |Retenti o nsrecht |ohne Plural Recht des Schuldners bzw. der Schuldnerin, eine fällige Leistung zu verweigern, solange ein Gegenanspruch nicht erfüllt ist

 

French Dictionary

rétention

rétention n. f. nom féminin médecine Le fait de retenir dans le corps un liquide destiné à être évacué. : De la rétention d ’eau. FORMES FAUTIVES rétention (d ’effectif, de main-d ’œuvre, de personnel ). Impropriété pour maintien, conservation (de l ’effectif, de la main-d ’œuvre, du personnel ). rétention scolaire. Impropriété pour persévérance scolaire, maintien de l ’effectif scolaire. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom détention, privation de la liberté. Note Orthographique rét e n t ion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retention

re ten tion /rɪténʃ (ə )n /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠1 保有, 保持 ; 保存, 維持 ; 保持力 .2 記憶 ; 記憶力 .3 〘医 〙(尿などの )滞留, 分泌閉止 .