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Retrograde
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What's The Definition Of Retrograde?
[adj] of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
[adj] moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction [adj] (astronomy) moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth [adj] going from better to worse [v] get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [v] go back over; "retrograde arguments" [v] move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [v] move in a direction contrary to the usual one; of stars and planets [v] move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrograde: backward | declining | deteriorating | failing | regress | regressing | regressive | rehash | retral | retreat | retrogress | retrogressive Related Terms | Find terms related to Retrograde: See Also | decline | drop off | fall back | fall back | fall behind | go | locomote | lose | move | orbit | recap | recapitulate | recede | recede | retire | revolve | travel | worsen Retrograde In Webster's Dictionary \Re"tro*grade\, a. [L. retrogradus, from retrogradi,
retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf.
F. r['e]trograde. See {Grade}.]
1. (Astron.) Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the
succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a
planet. --Hutton.
And if he be in the west side in that condition,
then is he retrograde. --Chaucer.
2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course;
contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to
{progressive}. ``Progressive and not retrograde.''
--Bacon.
It is most retrograde to our desire. --Shak.
3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde
people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc. --Bacon.
\Re"tro*grade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retrograded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrograding}.] [L. retrogradare, retrogradi: cf. F. r['e]trograder.] 1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet. 2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence. |
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