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Definition of Retrograde
1. Verb. Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies.
2. 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.
3. Verb. Move in a direction contrary to the usual one. "Retrograding planets"
4. Adjective. Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma.
5. Verb. Move back. "The glacier retrogrades"
Generic synonyms: Draw Back, Move Back, Pull Away, Pull Back, Recede, Retire, Retreat, Withdraw
6. Adjective. Going from better to worse.
7. Verb. Go back over. "Retrograde arguments"
8. Adjective. Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.
9. Verb. Get worse or fall back to a previous condition.
Generic synonyms: Decline, Worsen
Specialized synonyms: Drop Off, Fall Back, Fall Behind, Lose, Recede
Antonyms: Progress
Derivative terms: Regressive, Retrogression, Retrogressive
Definition of Retrograde
1. a. Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.
2. v. i. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.
Definition of Retrograde
1. Adjective. Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion. ¹
2. Adjective. Counterproductive to a desired outcome. ¹
3. Adjective. (astronomy of a body orbiting another) In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin. ¹
4. Noun. A degenerate person. ¹
5. Noun. (music) the reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive astronomy) To show retrogradation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retrograde
1. [v -GRADED, -GRADING, -GRADES]
Medical Definition of Retrograde
1. 1. Moving backward or against the usual direction of flow. 2. Degenerating, deteriorating or catabolic. Origin: L. Gradi = to step This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrograde
Literary usage of Retrograde
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural Philosophy (1834)
"When this retrograde motion is equal to the direct motion, the planet will be
stationary, when it exceeds it, the whole motion will be retrograde. ..."
2. Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin (1801)
"... fto- inach by the retrograde motions of the ... have been (aid to have obtained
this power of voluntary action over the retrograde motions of the ..."
3. Principles of Social Science by Henry Charles Carey (1858)
"Retrograde throughout, it requires that we should at once, and for ever, ignore
the existence of an all-wise and all-benevolent Deity, and put our trust in ..."
4. A Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion: Theory and Applications by Andrew Gray (1918)
"Direct and retrograde precession. Stability of steady motion. ... The precession
is said to be retrograde. A more detailed discussion of direct and ..."
5. Principles of Social Science by Henry Charles Carey (1858)
"It was a retrograde policy, tending to cause a return of society to that state
of barbarism from which it had emerged; and therefore was a retrograde theory ..."
6. An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: Adapted to the Present Improved State by John Farrar (1834)
"Stationary and Retrograde Appearances of the Planets. 505. WHEN in physical
inquiries we are so fortunate as arrive at the truth, it not only enables us to ..."
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