retentie

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin retentio (perhaps via French rétention), itself from retinere 'to retain, remember' (from re- 're-, again' + -tinere, the compound variation of tenere 'to keep, hold').

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəˈtɛn(t)si/

• Audio:

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Noun

retentie f (plural retenties, diminutive retentietje n)

1. (law) the retention, act of retaining something rather than returning it
2. (history) the confiscation of a fief by the feudal lord
3. a remembrance, (retention in) memory
4. the abilty retentiveness, to retain, to remember
5. the inability to secrete a substance, notably as a medical condition or concerning a delay in the passage of water
6. the preservation of the shape of (a corrected set of) teeth

Synonyms

• (law) terughouding
• recht van retentie n
• retenue
• (memory ability) herinneringsvermogen n, retentie-vermogen n

Antonyms

• teruggave
• afstand
• (medical) afscheiding

Derived terms

• (by type) driftretentie, keukenzoutretentie, urineretentie, vruchtretentie
• retentie-apparaat n
• retentiebevoegdheid
• retentiecultuur
• retentiecurve
• retentiecyste
• retentiedrager m
• retentiedruk
• retentie-evenwicht n
• retentiefactor m
• retentiegezwel n
• retentiehypothese
• retentieplaat
• retentieplaats
• retentierecht n
• retentietest m
• retentietoxicose

Related terms

• retentor m

French

Participle

retentie f sg

1. feminine singular of retenti