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   retrograde

   /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ɡreɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. directed or moving backwards: "a retrograde flow" Similar backwardbackwardsreverserearwarddirected backwardsretreatingretrogressiveOpposite forward
   • ▪ (of the apparent motion of a planet) in a reverse direction from normal (from east to west), resulting from the relative orbital progress of the earth and the planet.
   • ▪ (of the orbit or rotation of a planet or planetary satellite) in a reverse direction from that normal in the solar system: "the outer satellites move in retrograde orbits"
   • 2. reverting to an earlier and inferior condition: "to go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step" Similar for the worseregressivenegativedownhillunwelcomeunprogressiveworseningdeterioratingdegeneratedecliningOpposite positiveforward-looking
   • ▪ (of amnesia) involving the period immediately preceding the causal event.
   • 3. (of the order of something) reversed; inverse: "the retrograde form of these inscriptions"
   • 4. (of a metamorphic change) resulting from a decrease in temperature or pressure.

   noun

   • 1. a degenerate person. rare

   verb

   • 1. go back in position or time: archaic "our history must retrograde for the space of a few pages"
   • ▪ revert to an earlier and inferior condition: "people cannot habitually trample on law and justice without retrograding toward barbarism"
   • 2. show retrograde motion: "all the planets will at some time appear to retrograde"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a term in astronomy): from Latin retrogradus, from retro ‘backwards’ + gradus ‘step’ (from gradi ‘to walk’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. retrogradely adverb

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   retrograde: [adjective] having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars. having or being a direction of rotation or revolution that is clockwise as viewed from the north pole of the sky or a planet. moving, occurring, or performed in a backward ...

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   RETROGRADE definition: 1. returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc.: 2. moving in the opposite…. Learn more.

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   Retrograde definition: moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.. See examples of RETROGRADE used in a sentence.

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   retrograde: 1 adj moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction Synonyms: retral backward directed or facing toward the back or rear adj moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth Antonyms: direct moving from west to ...

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Such retrograde people still exist, resisting modernity, dragging their feet.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRETROGRADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   9 meanings: 1. moving or bending backwards 2. (esp of order) reverse or inverse 3. tending towards an earlier worse condition;.... Click for more definitions.

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   retrograde: See: decadent , decay , depreciate , deteriorate , recidivate , regress , regressive , relapse , return , revert

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   retrograde meaning, definition, what is retrograde: involving a return to an earlier and wor...: Learn more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRETROGRADE definition in American English | Collins English...

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    9 senses: 1. moving or bending backwards 2. (esp of order) reverse or inverse 3. tending towards an earlier worse condition;.... Click for more definitions.

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