Receding vs Retrograde - What's the difference?
receding | retrograde | Related terms |
The action of something that recedes.
* 1829 , Josiah Conder, The Modern Traveler (page 205)
Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
Counterproductive to a desired outcome.
* Shakespeare
* It is most retrograde to our desire.
(astronomy, of a body orbiting another) In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
A degenerate person.
(music) The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first.
To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.
(astronomy) To show retrogradation.
Receding is a related term of retrograde.
As verbs the difference between receding and retrograde
is that receding is while retrograde is .As a noun receding
is the action of something that recedes.receding
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- the great overflowings and recedings of the waters
Anagrams
*retrograde
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) < (etyl) retrogradus.Adjective
(en adjective)- retrograde ideas, morals, etc.