Retrograde (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
  2. inverse or reversed, as order.
  3. exhibiting degeneration or deterioration.
  4. Astronomy.
    • moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun.
    • appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction opposite to the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, or from east to west.
  5. proceeding from the last note to the first: a melody in retrograde motion.
  6. contrary; opposed.
verb (used without object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing.
  1. to move or go backward; retire or retreat.
  2. to decline to a worse condition; degenerate.
  3. to have a retrograde motion.
verb (used with object), ret·ro·grad·ed, ret·ro·grad·ing.
  1. to turn back.
adjective
  1. moving or bending backwards
  2. (esp of order) reverse or inverse
  3. tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating
  4. astronomy
    • occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sun
    • occurring or orbiting in a direction around a planet opposite to the planet's rotational direction
    • appearing to move in a clockwise direction due to the rotational period exceeding the period of revolution around the sun
  5. tending to retrogress; degenerate
  6. of, concerning, or denoting a melody or part that is played backwards
  7. opposed, contrary, or repugnant to
verb (intr)
  1. to move in a retrograde direction; retrogress
  2. US military another word for retreat (def. 1)
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