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UK
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊɡɹˈeɪd/
]
[ US /ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/ ]
VERB
-
move back
The glacier retrogrades - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
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move in a direction contrary to the usual one
retrograding planets -
go back over
retrograde arguments
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
- of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
- going from better to worse
- moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
How To Use retrograde In A Sentence
- The appellant asserts that the building was uninhabitable when he moved in, and that to return it to that state would be a retrograde step.
- Speckle tracking in migrating cells with retrograde flow had turned out to be more challenging.
- Morgan argues that forcing organization theory into lexicons, literal language and precise formulations is a retrograde step.
- Writer, publisher, mother of two incipient adults, slave of cats: Barbara Friend Ish is the publisher of Mercury Retrograde Press, which publishes fantasy, science fiction, and interstitial works. MIND MELD: The Best Genre Crossovers
- The removal of car tax also proved irresistible to drivers but is seen in retrospect as a retrograde step, and, according to Brennan, ‘over the top’.
- Methods: A model of experimental PCH induced acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis(AHNP) was induced by retrograde injection of 5% sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic duct.
- Pluto is conjunct the Midheaven from the ninth house, along with Mercury, which is still retrograde, and in the tenth house.
- His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion.
- The remaining three, however, have retrograde orbits.
- You don't need to be a usability expert to see that this is a retrograde step.
