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ret·ro·grade
 retrograde
- pronunciation:
- re
tr
greId
- parts of speech:
- adjective, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating.
To the surprise of his officers, the general ordered a retrograde movement of the troops.Retrograde attitudes in the industry make it difficult for women to rise to high professional levels.- antonyms:
- forward
- similar words:
- backward
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| definition 2: |
returning to a more primitive or inferior condition; showing degeneration; deteriorating.
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| definition 3: |
in astronomy, moving in a direction opposite to that of the movement of the earth around the sun.
a retrograde orbit |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
retrograded, retrogrades, retrograding |
| definition: |
in astronomy, to move in a retrograde direction.
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| related words: |
recede |
| derivations: |
retrogradely (adv.), retrogradation (n.) |
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