Dutch Meaning of retrograde

retrograad

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Definitions and Meaning of retrograde in English

Wordnet

retrograde (v)

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

move in a direction contrary to the usual one

move back

go back over

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

Wordnet

retrograde (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

of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

Wordnet

retrograde (s)

going from better to worse

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

Webster

retrograde (a.)

Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.

Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to progressive.

Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc.

Webster

retrograde (v. i.)

To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.

Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence.

FAQs About the word retrograde

retrograad

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies, move in a direction contrary to the usual one, move back, go back over, get worse or fall back to a previous con

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voorwaarts

retrogradation => Retrogradatie, retrogenerative => retrogeneratief, retrofracted => achterwaarts gebroken, retrofract => retrofract, retroflexion => retroflexie,