retrograde motion

noun

Motion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies

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Meanings

nounretrograde motion (countable and uncountable, plural retrograde motions)

plural retrograde motions

  1. countableuncountableastronomyMotion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies

Translations

Hungarian retrográd mozgás
  • retrográd mozgásmotion of a body opposite to that of related bodies
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APA

retrograde motion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrograde%20motion

MLA

“retrograde motion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrograde%20motion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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