retention
(noun)
noun
1. the act of retaining something
Similar word(s): holding, keeping
Definition categories: act, ownership, possession
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Similar word(s): memory, retentiveness, retentivity
Definition categories: thought, faculty, module
3. the power of retaining liquid
- moisture retentivity of soil
Similar word(s): retentiveness, retentivity
Definition categories: attribute, impermeability