Dictionary

prograde en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
2. Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.

Forms

Antonyms

retrograde

Translations (9)

fa استقامت ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction) · cs prográdní ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction) · fr prograde ((geology) being a metamorphic change) · fr prograde ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction) · cs prográdní ((geology) being a metamorphic change) · fa حرکت مستقیم ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction) · el ορθόδρομος ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction) · de rechtläufig ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction) · de prograd ((astronomy) moving in a forward direction)

prograde en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Of 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:

Forms

Relateds

progradation