Definitions for retrograde

Definitions for (verb) retrograde

Main entry: regress, retrograde, retrogress

Definition: get worse or fall back to a previous condition


Main entry: rehash, retrograde, hash over

Definition: go back over

Usage: retrograde arguments


Main entry: retreat, retrograde

Definition: move back

Usage: The glacier retrogrades


Main entry: retrograde

Definition: move in a direction contrary to the usual one

Usage: retrograding planets


Main entry: retrograde

Definition: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies


Definitions for (adj) retrograde

Main entry: retrograde

Definition: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma


Main entry: retral, retrograde

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


Main entry: retrograde

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


Main entry: retrograde, retrogressive

Definition: going from better to worse


Visual thesaurus for retrograde