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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retrogradeRetrograde Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Retrograde describes backwardness of one kind or another. If a country decided to go back to amputating the limbs of criminals, we might call that policy retrograde. A retrograde view of women might be one that sees them basically as housekeepers.

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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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   Having a brief, regularly occurring, apparently backward movement in the sky as viewed from Earth against the background of fixed stars. Retrograde movement of the planets is caused by the differing orbital velocities of Earth and the body observed.

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   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. adjective. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth. see more. adjective. going from better to worse.

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

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   1. moving or bending backwards. 2. (esp of order) reverse or inverse. 3. tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating. 4. astronomy. a. occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sun. Compare direct (sense 18) b.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › retrogradeRetrograde - definition of retrograde by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Moving or tending backward: a retrograde flow. 2. Opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed: the retrograde form of the melody. 3. Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition: a retrograde way of thinking. 4. Astronomy. a.