ALL meanings of retrograde
ret·ro·grade
R r - adjective retrograde moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating. 1
- adjective retrograde inverse or reversed, as order. 1
- adjective retrograde Chiefly Biology. exhibiting degeneration or deterioration. 1
- adjective retrograde Astronomy. moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun. appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction opposite to the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, or from east to west. Compare direct (def 25). 1
- adjective retrograde Music. proceeding from the last note to the first: a melody in retrograde motion. 1
- adjective retrograde Archaic. contrary; opposed. 1
- verb without object retrograde to move or go backward; retire or retreat. 1
- verb without object retrograde Chiefly Biology. to decline to a worse condition; degenerate. 1
- verb without object retrograde Astronomy. to have a retrograde motion. 1
- verb with object retrograde Archaic. to turn back. 1
- adjective retrograde backwards 1
- adjective retrograde A retrograde action is one that you think makes a situation worse rather than better. 0
- adjective retrograde moving or bending backwards 0
- adjective retrograde (esp of order) reverse or inverse 0
- adjective retrograde tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating 0
- adjective retrograde occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sun 0
- adjective retrograde occurring or orbiting in a direction around a planet opposite to the planet's rotational direction 0
- adjective retrograde appearing to move in a clockwise direction due to the rotational period exceeding the period of revolution around the sun 0
- adjective retrograde tending to retrogress; degenerate 0
- adjective retrograde of, concerning, or denoting a melody or part that is played backwards 0
- adjective retrograde opposed, contrary, or repugnant to 0
- verb retrograde to move in a retrograde direction; retrogress 0
- adjective retrograde moving or directed backward; retiring or retreating 0
- adjective retrograde inverse or reverse 0
- adjective retrograde going back or tending to go back to an earlier, esp. worse, condition; retrogressive 0
- adjective retrograde opposed; contrary 0
- adjective retrograde moving in an orbit opposite to the usual orbital direction of similar celestial bodies, as opposite to the direction of the earth in its journey around the sun 0
- adjective retrograde designating motion, real or apparent, on the celestial sphere in a direction from east to west 0
- adjective retrograde designating motion backward in a melody, specif. so as to begin with the last note and end with the first 0
- intransitive verb retrograde to go, or seem to go, backward 0
- intransitive verb retrograde to become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate 0
- intransitive verb retrograde to have a retrograde motion 0