Retrograde - Definition

adj 1: moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for
planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that
of the Earth [ant: direct]
2: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma [ant:
anterograde]
3: going from better to worse [syn: retrograde,
retrogressive]
4: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or
contrary to a previous direction [syn: retral,
retrograde]
v 1: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2: move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding
planets"
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: retrograde,
retreat]
4: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: retrograde,
rehash, hash over]
5: get worse or fall back to a previous condition [syn:
regress, retrograde, retrogress] [ant: advance, come
along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape
up]