retrògrad — meaning in English

English meaning

• backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
• retrograde adjective Moving backward, or reversing to an earlier, less advanced state.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

retrògrad is used for these senses in English:

• backward Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
• reverse Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]

backward — full definition

1. adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
2. adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
3. adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.

retrograde — full definition

1. adjective Moving backward, or reversing to an earlier, less advanced state.
2. adjective Of a planet: appearing to move backward across the sky relative to its usual direction.

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