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retrograde
(encz) | retrograde,retrográdní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
retrograde
(encz) | retrograde,ustupovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
retrograde
(encz) | retrograde,zpátečnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Retrograde
(gcide) | Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, a. [L. retrogradus, from retrogradi,
retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf.
F. r['e]trograde. See Grade.]
1. (Astron.) Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the
succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a
planet. --Hutton.
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And if he be in the west side in that condition,
then is he retrograde. --Chaucer.
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2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course;
contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to
progressive. "Progressive and not retrograde." --Bacon.
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It is most retrograde to our desire. --Shak.
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3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde
people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc. --Bacon.
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Retrograde
(gcide) | Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retrograded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Retrograding.] [L. retrogradare, retrogradi:
cf. F. r['e]trograder.]
1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to
move, backward, as a planet.
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2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as
in morals or intelligence.
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retrograde
(wn) | retrograde
adj 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 [ant: direct]
2: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma [ant:
anterograde]
3: going from better to worse [syn: retrograde,
retrogressive]
4: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or
contrary to a previous direction [syn: retral,
retrograde]
v 1: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2: move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding
planets"
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: retrograde,
retreat]
4: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: retrograde,
rehash, hash over]
5: get worse or fall back to a previous condition [syn:
regress, retrograde, retrogress] [ant: advance, {come
along}, come on, get along, get on, progress, {shape
up}] |
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retrograde amnesia
(encz) | retrograde amnesia, n: |
Retrograde
(gcide) | Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, a. [L. retrogradus, from retrogradi,
retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf.
F. r['e]trograde. See Grade.]
1. (Astron.) Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the
succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a
planet. --Hutton.
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And if he be in the west side in that condition,
then is he retrograde. --Chaucer.
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2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course;
contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to
progressive. "Progressive and not retrograde." --Bacon.
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It is most retrograde to our desire. --Shak.
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3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde
people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retrograded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Retrograding.] [L. retrogradare, retrogradi:
cf. F. r['e]trograder.]
1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to
move, backward, as a planet.
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2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as
in morals or intelligence.
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retrograde development
(gcide) | Retrogression \Re`tro*gres"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]trogression.
See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]
1. The act of retrograding, or going backward;
retrogradation.
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2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a
lower state of organization or structure, as when an
animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly
organized than would be expected from its earlier stages
or known relationship. Called also {retrograde
development}, and regressive metamorphism.
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Retrograded
(gcide) | Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retrograded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Retrograding.] [L. retrogradare, retrogradi:
cf. F. r['e]trograder.]
1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to
move, backward, as a planet.
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2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as
in morals or intelligence.
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retrograde amnesia
(wn) | retrograde amnesia
n 1: loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma |
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