Prograde
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prograde is an adjective meaning (astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
Meaning
(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
More Meanings
- (geology) Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
- (geology) Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.
Example Sentences
In some localities the bank margins of several cycles are stacked above each other^([sic]), in other places they backstep or prograde relative to each other.
Word Forms
- progrades
- prograding
- prograded
Antonyms for prograde
Common opposites include retrograde.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include processive, advancive, forrarder, advance, provect, precurrent.
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