Definitions for retrograde
ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪdret·ro·grade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retrogradeadjective

   moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth

2. retrogradeadjective

   of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

3. retrograde, retrogressiveadjective

   going from better to worse

4. retral, retrogradeverb

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

5. retrogradeverb

   move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

6. retrogradeverb

   move in a direction contrary to the usual one

   "retrograding planets"

7. retrograde, retreatverb

   move back

   "The glacier retrogrades"

8. retrograde, rehash, hash oververb

   go back over

   "retrograde arguments"

9. regress, retrograde, retrogressverb

   get worse or fall back to a previous condition

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retrogradenoun

   A degenerate person.

2. retrogradenoun

   the reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first

3. retrogradeverb

   To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.

4. retrogradeverb

   To show retrogradation.

5. Etymology: From < retrogradus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RETROGRADEadjective

   Etymology: retrograde, Fr. retro and gradior, Lat.

   1. Going backward.

   Princes, if they use ambitious men, should handle it so, as they be still progressive, and not retrograde. Francis Bacon.

   2. Contrary; opposite.

   Your intent
   In going back to school to Wittenberg,
   It is most retrograde to our desire. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   3.In astronomy, planets are retrograde, when by their proper motion in the zodiack, they move backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs; as from the second degree of Aries to the first: but this retrogradation is only apparent and occasioned by the observer’s eye being placed on the earth; for to an eye at the sun, the planet will appear always direct, and never either stationary or retrograde. John Harris

   Their wand’ring course, now high, now low, then hid,
   Progressive, retrograde, or standing still,
   In six thou see’st. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Two geomantick figures were display’d;
   One when direct, and one when retrograde. Dryden.

2. To Retrogradeverb

   To go backward.

   Etymology: retrograder, Fr. retro and gradior, Lat.

   The race and period of all things here is to turn things more pneumatical and rare, and not to retrograde from pneumatical to that which is dense. Francis Bacon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retrograde

   Retrograde is a song by English electronic music producer and singer-songwriter James Blake. The song was released as a digital download on 11 February 2013 as the lead single from his second studio album Overgrown (2013). The song was written, produced and recorded by Blake, and the music video was directed by Martin de Thurah.

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1. retrograde

   Retrograde refers to a direction or motion that is going backwards or in reverse, contrary to the usual direction. In astronomy, it is used to describe the apparent backward motion of a planet in the sky. In a broader context, it can refer to any movement, action, policy or trend that reverts to an earlier or less advanced state or condition. Depending on the context, retrograde can also be used to describe something that is getting worse or declining.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retrogradeadjective

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

2. Retrogradeadjective

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

3. Retrogradeadjective

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

4. Retrogradeverb

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

5. Retrogradeverb

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

6. Etymology: [L. retrogradare, retrogradi: cf. F. rtrograder.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retrograde

   ret′rō-, or rē′trō-grād, adj. going backward: falling from better to worse: contrary: (biol.) becoming less highly organised, as 'a retrograde theory:' swimming backwards, as many animals: (astron.) moving westwards relatively to the fixed stars.—v.i. to go backwards.—ns. Retrogradā′tion, deterioration; Rē′trogress, falling off; Rētrogres′sion, a going backward: a decline in quality or merit.—adjs. Rētrogres′sional, Rētrogress′ive.—adv. Rētrogress′ively.—n. Rētrogress′iveness. [L. retrogradus, going backward—retro, backward, gradi, gressus, to go.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retrograde

   The process for the movement of non-unit equipment and materiel from a forward location to a reset (replenishment, repair, or recapitalization) program or to another directed area of operations to replenish unit stocks, or to satisfy stock requirements.

Matched Categories

1. • Astronomy
   • Decline
   • Move
   • Orbit
   • Recapitulate
   • Recede

How to pronounce retrograde?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say retrograde in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retrograde in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retrograde in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of retrograde in a Sentence

1. Edward Gibbon:

   All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.

2. Arlene Foster:

   It's a retrograde step for our society.

3. Belinda Subraman:

   Night is an abyss at the edge of a footstep, raining anvils in a mercury-retrograde imagination needing chemicals. Fog is a curtain of anticipation. When lifted our way is lit by stars on a high dose of infinity.

4. Virgil:

   Thus all things are doomed to change for the worse and retrograde.

5. Kitty Block:

   This week, while one part of the Japanese government is proudly facilitating international cooperation by hosting the G20 meeting, another is quietly extricating itself from the obligation for global collaboration on the protection and management of the world's whales, japan leaving the IWC and defying international law to pursue its commercial whaling ambitions is renegade, retrograde and myopic....

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=retrograde
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retrograde
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=retrograde
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrograde
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrograde
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=retrograde
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf