单词 | retrograding |
释义 | retrogradingn. The action of retrograde v.; the process of retrogradation; an instance of this; = retrogradation n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > wave erosion retrograding1582 retrogradation1831 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. sig. U.ij The vertuous Dame holdeth the second Mariage, a retrograding of her reputation, and a wrong to her deceased husband. 1639 R. Ward Animadversions of Warre ii. 12 He puts his fortunes upon tryall, but in retrograding hee purchaseth shame and losse. 1772 J.-N. de Sauseuil Anal. French Orthogr. 66 They substitute a To to it, which as we may observe is the nearest articulation in retrograding from the lips to the throat. 1860 Olmsted's Mech. Heavens 179 (margin) Retrograding of the nodes on the ecliptic. 1912 Science 26 Apr. 657/2 In the Mukuntoweap Valley in southern Utah cross cutting and retrograding in rock may be studied. 2004 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 18 Apr. We had not begun the process of retrograding out of Baghdad when the word came down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). retrogradingadj. = retrograde adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [adjective] > water or wave erosion undermining1617 retrograding1629 rodent1874 1629 F. Lenton Young Gallants Whirligigg 18 But all too late, for time doth alwayes passe, But ne're imployes a retrograding glasse. 1750 J. Robertson tr. N. L. de La Caille Elements Astron. ii. ii. 167 The point A seems retrograding in the arc tBm. 1841 E. Rigby Resid. Shores Baltic I. vii. 129 Memory..compels those who wander through her regions to pursue a retrograding motion. 1884 Proc. Royal Soc. 37 127 Retrograding and advancing glaciers may..be remarked in various places. 1919 D. W. Johnson Shore Processes vi. 295 The phenomenon of a shifting fulcrum between a retrograding cliff and a prograding beach plain. 2002 C. Rushman Art Predictive Astrol. vii. 184 Like all transits, a retrograding planet will carry with it the influence of the sign and house it is transiting. Derivatives ˈretrogradingly adv. rare ΚΠ 1645 W. Lithgow True Relation Siege Newcastle 13 The Novocastrians themselves, that retrogradingly adorne their Cuckolds frontespices, with the large dimension of Acteons monstrous-made hornes. 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Retrogradingly, by retrograde motion. 1993 P. Aebischer et al. in M. F. A. Goosen Fund. Animal Cell Encapsulation ix. i. 200 Dependence of connected neurons on a trophic factor which is transported retrogradingly along the axons after release from the target neurons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582adj.1629 |
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