Withdrawing vs Retrograde - What's the difference?
withdrawing | retrograde | Related terms |
withdrawal
* 1870 , Patrick Barry, Wealth and Poverty considered (page 143)
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.
Withdrawing is a related term of retrograde.
As verbs the difference between withdrawing and retrograde
is that withdrawing is while retrograde is .As a noun withdrawing
is withdrawal.withdrawing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- The first gold transaction, to four-fifths of its amount, would be by direct withdrawings of coin or bullion from the Bank of England.
retrograde
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) < (etyl) retrogradus.Adjective
(en adjective)- retrograde ideas, morals, etc.
