prograde
Adjective

prograde

  1. (astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
  2. (geology) Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
Antonyms Translations
  • French: prograde
  • German: rechtläufig, prograd
Translations Verb

prograde (progrades, present participle prograding; past and past participle prograded)

  1. (geology) Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.
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