French Meaning of retrograde

rétrograde

Other French words related to rétrograde

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

rétrograde

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

arriéré,Biche,inverse,arrière,après,à l'arrière,postérieur,arrière,en arrière

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retrogradation => Rétrogradation, retrogenerative => rétro-génératrice, retrofracted => rétrofracté, retrofract => rétrofracter, retroflexion => rétroflexion,