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retrocalculate

retrocalculate verb: to calculate retrospectively.

Verb

retrocalculate (third-person singular simple present retrocalculates, present participle retrocalculating, simple past and past participle retrocalculated)

  1. To calculate retrospectively.
    • […] after applying modern techniques to retrocalculate the movements of Jupiter and Saturn during 7-6 B.C. […]2007, Peter James, Nick Thorpe, Ancient Mysteries

Forms of retrocalculate

third-person singular presentretrocalculates
present participleretrocalculating
past participleretrocalculated
pastretrocalculated

Origin of retrocalculate

From retro- + calculate.

Words formed from retrocalculate

Questions about retrocalculate

What does retrocalculate mean?
Retrocalculate means to calculate retrospectively.
What part of speech is retrocalculate?
Retrocalculate is a verb.
What is the past tense of retrocalculate?
The past tense of retrocalculate is retrocalculated.

Words near retrocalculate in the dictionary

  1. retroburn
  2. retrocaecal
  3. retrocaecally
  4. retrocalcaneal
  5. retrocalcarine
  6. retrocalculate
  7. retrocalculated
  8. retrocalculates
  9. retrocalculating
  10. retrocalculation
  11. retrocalculations

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