retrograde – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: orb,
orbit,
revolve,
go,
move,
travel,
locomote,
retire,
recede,
fall back,
recap,
recapitulate,
decline,
worsen
retrograde
adj.
retreating, moving backward; moving in a direction opposite the usual direction; moving in a direction opposite to that of the Earth around the sun (Astronomy); appearing to move from east to west (Astronomy); worsening, deteriorating
v.
retreat, move backward; repeat, reiterate, recapitulate; worsen, deteriorate
Retrograde
Retrograde may refer to:
Retrograde
- Retrograde motion, in astronomy, describes the orbit of a celestial body that runs counter to the direction of the spin of that body which it orbits.
- Apparent retrograde motion, in astronomy, is the apparent motion of planets as observed from a particular vantage point
- Retrograde metamorphism, in geology, describes a somewhat rare recrystallization of rocks under decreasing pressure and/or temperature conditions.
- Retrograde ejaculation, in medicine
- Retrograde amnesia, in neuroscience / medicine, is a type of amnesia
- Retrograde signaling, in neuroscience
- Retrograde inversion, a type of musical permutation
- Retrograde analysis, in chess problems
- Retrograde (music), in music
- Retrograde (song), a single by James Blake featured on his album Overgrown
- Retro/Grade, in entertainment, a 2012 music video game for the PlayStation 3 & Microsoft Windows by 24 Caret Games
- Retrograde (film), a 2004 film
retrograde
Verb
1. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
(hypernym) orbit, revolve
2. move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
3. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
(synonym) retreat
(hypernym) recede, fall back, retire
4. go back over; "retrograde arguments"
(synonym) rehash, hash over
(hypernym) recapitulate, recap
5. get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
(synonym) regress, retrogress
(hypernym) worsen, decline
(hyponym) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
Adjective
1. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
(antonym) direct
(classification) astronomy, uranology
2. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
(antonym) anterograde
(attribute) temporal relation
3. going from better to worse
(synonym) retrogressive
(similar) regressive
4. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
(synonym) retral
(similar) backward
rétrograde
adj.
reactionary, backward, retrograde; backward looking, recessive, unenlightened
rétrograder
v.
regress, reduce, retrograde, downgrade
retrogrado
adj.
retrograde, hidebound
