Retrograde (Verb)
Meaning 1
Go back over; "retrograde arguments".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The astronomer measured the motion of the planets, noting that several were retrograding in their orbits.
- Retrograding planets create an illusion that they are moving backwards through the solar system.
- When the Earth passes a planet in its orbit, it can cause that planet to appear to be retrograding.
- The celestial event was rare and brief, with the planet appearing to retrograde for only a few days.
- The telescope allowed the astronomer to observe the planet as it started to retrograde, a phenomenon visible to the naked eye.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
Get worse or fall back to a previous condition.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..