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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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   What does retrograde mean?

   • The meaning of RETROGRADE is 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. How to use retrograde in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What is a retrograde body?

   • Having a rotational or orbital movement that is opposite to the movement of most bodies within a celestial system. In the solar system, retrograde bodies are those that rotate or orbit in a clockwise direction (east to west) when viewed from a vantage point above the Earth's north pole. Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have retrograde rotational movements.

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   What is a retrograde movement?

   • 7. Retrograde Performing movements backwards by reversing the actions of a phrase or sequence. Kick, step, turn - turn, step, kick! 8. Body parts

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   The meaning of RETROGRADE is 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. How to use retrograde in a sentence.

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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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   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 means moving or tending backward, opposite to the usual order, or declining to a worse condition. It also refers to the orbital or rotational motion of a celestial body in the direction opposite to most others.

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   Retrograde means moving or bending backwards, or tending to an earlier worse condition. It can also describe a celestial body or a melody that moves in a reverse direction. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

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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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    What does the word retrograde mean? There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word retrograde, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. retrograde has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.