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prograde

/ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/US/ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/

prograde adjective: moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.

Adjective

prograde (comparative more prograde, superlative most prograde)

  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.

Verb

prograde (third-person singular simple present progrades, present participle prograding, simple past and past participle prograded)

  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

prograde meaning in Persian

prograde in Persian

(astronomy) moving in a forward direction
استقامت esteqâmat, حرکت مستقیم harekat-e mostaqim

Antonyms of prograde

Forms of prograde

Adjective
comparativemore prograde
superlativemost prograde
Verb
third-person singular presentprogrades
present participleprograding
past participleprograded
pastprograded

Origin of prograde

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

Questions about prograde

What does prograde mean?
Prograde means moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
What is prograde in Persian?
Prograde in Persian is استقامت (esteqâmat), حرکت مستقیم (harekat-e mostaqim). See Prograde meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is prograde?
Prograde can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce prograde?
Prograde is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ (UK).

Words near prograde in the dictionary

  1. progovernment
  2. progradation
  3. progradational
  4. progradationally
  5. progradations
  6. prograde
  7. prograded
  8. progrades
  9. prograding
  10. program
  11. program cabinet

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