retrograde

  • 71retrograde metamorphosis — retrogressive metamorphosis degeneration; usually, a retrograde metabolic change …

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  • 72retrograde inversion — /rɛtrəgreɪd ɪnˈvɜʒən/ (say retruhgrayd in verzhuhn) noun (in twelve tone composition) a tone row which has been inverted and made retrograde …

  • 73retrograde shipping — atsitraukimo transportas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Transportas, naudojamas kariams, atsargoms ir įrangai grąžinti iš operacijos teatro. atitikmenys: angl. retrograde shipping pranc. transports maritimes vers l’arrière …

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  • 74retrograde — said of a structure that is located farther back than is typical of the group …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 75retrograde — 1. adjective a) Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion. b) Counterproductive to a desired outcome. 2. noun A… …

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  • 76retrograde — Synonyms and related words: aft, after, aftermost, atavistic, back, backslide, backward, cock, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, decadent, decline, declining, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, deteriorating, disimprove, disintegrate,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 77retrograde — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. retreating, retrogressive, reversed, deteriorating, degenerate, decadent. See regression. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Backward] Syn. retrogressive, regressive, recessive; see backward 1 , reversed .… …

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  • 78retrograde — see GRADUAL …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 79retrograde — 1) backwards; 2) (as applied to an orbit) moving in the opposite sense from the great majority of solar system bodies …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 80retrograde — ret·ro·grade || retrəʊgreɪd v. retreat, move backward; repeat, reiterate, recapitulate; worsen, deteriorate adj. retreating, moving backward; moving in a direction opposite the usual direction; moving in a direction opposite to that of the… …

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