prograde

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UK/ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/US/ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/

adjective

Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.

Opposite
retrograde
OriginEnglish pro- ← Latin prō- ← Proto-Italic *pro- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprograde (comparative more prograde, superlative most prograde)

comparative more prograde · superlative most prograde

  1. astronomyMoving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
  2. geographyBeing a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
verbprograde (third-person singular simple present progrades, present participle prograding, simple past and past participle prograded)

present singular third person progrades · participle present prograding · participle past prograded · past prograded

  1. geographyOf sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.

    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.

    1992, R.H Workum, A.S. Hedinger, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2509, page 41

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
retrograde
Also see
posigrade

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Englishpro-
  8. Englishprograde

From pro- (“forward”) + -grade (“direction”).

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Translations

Czech prográdní, prográdní
  • prográdní(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
  • prográdní(geology) being a metamorphic change
French prograde, prograde
  • prograde(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
  • prograde(geology) being a metamorphic change
German rechtläufig, prograd
  • rechtläufig(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
  • prograd(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
Greek ορθόδρομος
  • ορθόδρομος (orthódromos)(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
Persian استقامت, حرکت مستقیم
  • استقامت (esteqâmat)(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
  • حرکت مستقیم (harekat-e mostaqim)(astronomy) moving in a forward direction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

prograde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prograde

MLA

“prograde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prograde. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prograde,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prograde.

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