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retrograde
('r/E/tr/@/,gr/eI/d )

adjective (a)

  • 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.all)
    Antonym:
    direct
    source: wordnet30
  • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    anterograde
    source: wordnet30
  • Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • going from better to worse(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    retrogressive
    source: wordnet30
  • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    retral
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • move in a direction contrary to the usual one(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • move back(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The glacier retrogrades.
    Synonym:
    retreat
    source: wordnet30
  • go back over(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Retrograde arguments.
    Synonym:
    hash over, rehash
    source: wordnet30
  • get worse or fall back to a previous condition(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    regress, retrogress
    Antonym:
    advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up
    source: wordnet30
  • To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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