Definition of Retrograde

1. Verb. Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies.

Generic synonyms: Orb, Orbit, Revolve

2. 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.
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Antonyms: Direct

3. Verb. Move in a direction contrary to the usual one. "Retrograding planets"
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel

4. Adjective. Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma.
Attributes: Temporal Relation
Antonyms: Anterograde

5. Verb. Move back. "The glacier retrogrades"
Exact synonyms: Retreat
Generic synonyms: Draw Back, Move Back, Pull Away, Pull Back, Recede, Retire, Retreat, Withdraw

6. Adjective. Going from better to worse.
Exact synonyms: Retrogressive
Similar to: Regressive
Derivative terms: Retrogress

7. Verb. Go back over. "Retrograde arguments"
Exact synonyms: Hash Over, Rehash
Generic synonyms: Recap, Recapitulate
Derivative terms: Rehash

8. Adjective. Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.
Exact synonyms: Retral
Similar to: Backward

9. Verb. Get worse or fall back to a previous condition.
Exact synonyms: Regress, Retrogress
Generic synonyms: Decline, Worsen
Specialized synonyms: Drop Off, Fall Back, Fall Behind, Lose, Recede
Antonyms: Progress
Derivative terms: Regressive, Retrogression, Retrogressive

Definition of Retrograde

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

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

Definition of Retrograde

1. [v -GRADED, -GRADING, -GRADES]

Medical Definition of Retrograde

1. 1. Moving backward or against the usual direction of flow. 2. Degenerating, deteriorating or catabolic. Origin: L. Gradi = to step This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrograde

retroflexed
retroflexed
retroflexes
retroflexion
retroflexion
retroflexions
retroflex fasciculus
retrofracted
retrogasserian neurectomy
retrogasserian neurotomy
retrognathic
retrognathism
retrogradation
retrogradations
retrograde (current term)
retrograde (current term)
retrograded
retrogradely
retrogrades
retrograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
retrograde aortography
retrograde axonal transport
retrograde beat
retrograde block
retrograde cardioplegia
retrograde chromatolysis
retrograde conduction
retrograde degeneration
retrograde ejaculation

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