retrograde

[ re-truh-greyd ]

/ ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪd /

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adjective

moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.

inverse or reversed, as order.

Chiefly Biology. exhibiting degeneration or deterioration.

Astronomy.

moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun.
appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction opposite to the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, or from east to west.Compare direct (def. 25).

Music. proceeding from the last note to the first: a melody in retrograde motion.

Archaic. contrary; opposed.

verb (used without object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing.

to move or go backward; retire or retreat.

Chiefly Biology. to decline to a worse condition; degenerate.

Astronomy. to have a retrograde motion.

verb (used with object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing.

Archaic. to turn back.

Origin of retrograde

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) <Latin retrōgradus going back, derivative of retrōgradī, equivalent to retrō-retro- + gradī to step, go; see grade

SYNONYMS FOR retrograde

1 withdrawing, receding.

2 backward.

7 withdraw, recede, retrocede.

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OTHER WORDS FROM retrograde

ret·ro·grade·ly, adverbret·ro·grad·ing·ly, adverbun·ret·ro·grad·ed, adjectiveun·ret·ro·grad·ing, adjective

Words nearby retrograde

retroflex, retroflexion, retrofocus lens, retrognathism, retrogradation, retrograde, retrograde amnesia, retrograde beat, retrograde block, retrograde ejaculation, retrograde embolism

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Example sentences from the Web for retrograde

The Muslim Brotherhood is a retrograde, conservative religious movement.
Neocon Scholar: Keep Bloodying The Brotherhood|Ali Gharib|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Women are seeing the retrograde direction of this party,” she asserts.
Democrats and Republicans Reignite Fight Over VAWA|Michelle Cottle|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Note: negative manifestation of this retrograde is overindulgence in that which artificially stills your racing mind.
Your Week: What the Stars Predict|Starsky + Cox|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Neptune retrograde on Friday begins a period of transparency.
Horoscopes: May 29-June 4, 2011|Starsky + Cox|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Neptune retrograde, from Friday, signals the end of deluding yourself in a heady bond.
Horoscopes: May 29-June 4, 2011|Starsky + Cox|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Upon the precession of the equinoxes they erect a fabric of retrograde chronology, and set a clock to geologic time.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 17, No. 97, January, 1876|Various
This is the penalty of a democracy,—that we are bound to move forward or retrograde together.
Democracy and Social Ethics|Jane Addams
It is a retrograde theory which we are asked to re-examine and perhaps accept.
Outspoken Essays|William Ralph Inge
This compelled the big fellows once more to separate, and again to retrograde so as to front it.
Ernest Bracebridge|William H. G. Kingston
Once in a private debate she referred to him as a “learned barbarian and a retrograde medivalist.”
The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland|J. Irwin Brown

British Dictionary definitions for retrograde

retrograde

/ (ˈrɛtrəʊˌɡreɪd) /

adjective

moving or bending backwards

(esp of order) reverse or inverse

tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating

astronomy

occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sunCompare direct (def. 18)
occurring or orbiting in a direction around a planet opposite to the planet's rotational directionthe retrograde motion of the satellite Phoebe around Saturn
appearing to move in a clockwise direction due to the rotational period exceeding the period of revolution around the sunVenus has retrograde rotation

biology tending to retrogress; degenerate

music of, concerning, or denoting a melody or part that is played backwards

obsolete opposed, contrary, or repugnant to

verb (intr)

to move in a retrograde direction; retrogress

US military another word for retreat (def. 1)

Derived forms of retrograde

retrogradation, nounretrogradely, adverb

Word Origin for retrograde

C14: from Latin retrōgradī to go backwards, from gradi to walk, go

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Medical definitions for retrograde

retrograde

[ rĕt′rə-grād′ ]

adj.

Moving or tending backward.

Opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed.

Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition.

v.

To move or seem to move backward; recede.

To decline to an inferior state; degenerate.

Scientific definitions for retrograde

retrograde

[ rĕt′rə-grād′ ]

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. No planets in the solar system have retrograde orbital movements, but four of Jupiter's moons exhibit such movement.

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. For example, the outer planets normally appear to drift gradually eastward in the sky in relation to the fixed stars; that is, they appear night after night to fall a little farther behind the neighboring stars in their westward passage across the sky. However, at certain times a particular planet appears briefly to speed up and move westward a bit more quickly than the neighboring stars. This happens as Earth, in its faster inner orbit, overtakes and passes the planet in its slower outer orbit; the appearance of moving counter to its usual eastward drift is thus simply the result of perspective as seen from Earth. Compare prograde.

单词	retrograde
释义	retrograde [ re-truh-greyd ] / ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR retrograde ON THESAURUS.COM adjective moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating. inverse or reversed, as order. Chiefly Biology. exhibiting degeneration or deterioration. Astronomy. moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun. appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction opposite to the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, or from east to west.Compare direct (def. 25). Music. proceeding from the last note to the first: a melody in retrograde motion. Archaic. contrary; opposed. verb (used without object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing. to move or go backward; retire or retreat. Chiefly Biology. to decline to a worse condition; degenerate. Astronomy. to have a retrograde motion. verb (used with object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing. Archaic. to turn back. Origin of retrograde 1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) <Latin retrōgradus going back, derivative of retrōgradī, equivalent to retrō-retro- + gradī to step, go; see grade SYNONYMS FOR retrograde 1 withdrawing, receding. 2 backward. 7 withdraw, recede, retrocede. SEE SYNONYMS FOR retrograde ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM retrograde ret·ro·grade·ly, adverbret·ro·grad·ing·ly, adverbun·ret·ro·grad·ed, adjectiveun·ret·ro·grad·ing, adjective Words nearby retrograde retroflex, retroflexion, retrofocus lens, retrognathism, retrogradation, retrograde, retrograde amnesia, retrograde beat, retrograde block, retrograde ejaculation, retrograde embolism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retrograde The Muslim Brotherhood is a retrograde, conservative religious movement. Neocon Scholar: Keep Bloodying The Brotherhood\|Ali Gharib\|August 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “Women are seeing the retrograde direction of this party,” she asserts. Democrats and Republicans Reignite Fight Over VAWA\|Michelle Cottle\|January 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Note: negative manifestation of this retrograde is overindulgence in that which artificially stills your racing mind. Your Week: What the Stars Predict\|Starsky + Cox\|August 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Neptune retrograde on Friday begins a period of transparency. Horoscopes: May 29-June 4, 2011\|Starsky + Cox\|May 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Neptune retrograde, from Friday, signals the end of deluding yourself in a heady bond. Horoscopes: May 29-June 4, 2011\|Starsky + Cox\|May 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Upon the precession of the equinoxes they erect a fabric of retrograde chronology, and set a clock to geologic time. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 17, No. 97, January, 1876\|Various This is the penalty of a democracy,—that we are bound to move forward or retrograde together. Democracy and Social Ethics\|Jane Addams It is a retrograde theory which we are asked to re-examine and perhaps accept. Outspoken Essays\|William Ralph Inge This compelled the big fellows once more to separate, and again to retrograde so as to front it. Ernest Bracebridge\|William H. G. Kingston Once in a private debate she referred to him as a “learned barbarian and a retrograde medivalist.” The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland\|J. Irwin Brown British Dictionary definitions for retrograde retrograde / (ˈrɛtrəʊˌɡreɪd) / adjective moving or bending backwards (esp of order) reverse or inverse tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating astronomy occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sunCompare direct (def. 18) occurring or orbiting in a direction around a planet opposite to the planet's rotational directionthe retrograde motion of the satellite Phoebe around Saturn appearing to move in a clockwise direction due to the rotational period exceeding the period of revolution around the sunVenus has retrograde rotation biology tending to retrogress; degenerate music of, concerning, or denoting a melody or part that is played backwards obsolete opposed, contrary, or repugnant to verb (intr) to move in a retrograde direction; retrogress US military another word for retreat (def. 1) Derived forms of retrograde retrogradation, nounretrogradely, adverb Word Origin for retrograde C14: from Latin retrōgradī to go backwards, from gradi to walk, go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to retrograde What Does Mercury In Retrograde Mean?Everything feeling out of whack? Check the skies, Mercury is probably in retrograde again. Find out what that means and when you can blame Mercury here. READ MORE Words related to retrograde sinking, reversed, inverted, worsening, slipping, lapsing, deteriorating, receding, declining, backward, contrary, inverse, catabolic Medical definitions for retrograde retrograde [ rĕt′rə-grād′ ] adj. Moving or tending backward. Opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed. Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition. v. To move or seem to move backward; recede. To decline to an inferior state; degenerate. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for retrograde retrograde [ rĕt′rə-grād′ ] 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. No planets in the solar system have retrograde orbital movements, but four of Jupiter's moons exhibit such movement. 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. For example, the outer planets normally appear to drift gradually eastward in the sky in relation to the fixed stars; that is, they appear night after night to fall a little farther behind the neighboring stars in their westward passage across the sky. However, at certain times a particular planet appears briefly to speed up and move westward a bit more quickly than the neighboring stars. This happens as Earth, in its faster inner orbit, overtakes and passes the planet in its slower outer orbit; the appearance of moving counter to its usual eastward drift is thus simply the result of perspective as seen from Earth. Compare prograde. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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retrograde

adjective

verb (used without object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing.

verb (used with object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing.

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