retention

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the act of retaining something (Freq. 8)
• Syn:
keeping, holding
• Derivationally related forms:
hold (for: holding), keep (for: keeping), retain
• Hypernyms:
possession, ownership
• Hyponyms:
withholding, storage
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience (Freq. 1)
- he had a good memory when he was younger
• Syn:
memory, retentiveness, retentivity
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive (for: retentivity), retentive (for: retentiveness), retain, memorize (for: memory)
• Hypernyms:
faculty, mental faculty, module
• Hyponyms:
remembrance, recollection, anamnesis
3. the power of retaining liquid
- moisture retentivity of soil
• Syn:
retentiveness, retentivity
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive (for: retentivity), retentive (for: retentiveness)
• Hypernyms:
impermeability, impermeableness
• Hyponyms:
urinary retention

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  retentiveness, retentivity, memory, keeping, holding