retraladj.

Brit.

/ˈriːtr(ə)l/,

/ˈrɛtr(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈritrəl/,

/ˈrɛtrəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin retrō , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin retrō retro adv. + -al suffix¹.

1. Chiefly Zoology and Palaeontology. Posterior; situated at or towards the back; facing backwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective]

afterOE

afterwardOE

hinderc1290

hinderera1340

hinda1400

backc1490

reara1500

posterior1578

rearward1581

backwarda1616

hindsome1634

postica1638

averse1646

postern1648

postical1657

reverse1675

aft1711

retrospective1785

hindward1797

retral1822

western1829

postjacent1878

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > of or situated at the back of an organism or organ

dorsal1728

retral1822

1822 J. Fleming Philos. Zool. II. ii. i. 118 Perhaps the terms anteal and retral may appear appropriate, the former expressing the extremity at the head, the latter its opposite.

1846 F. M'Coy Synopsis Silurian Fossils Ireland 25 [A] surface with about six strong, continuous, concentric ridges, having a slight retral wave in the front.

1881 Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. Jan. 66 Septal ridges and retral bars forming a coarse..raised network.

1937 Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18 532 The distinctly lamellose nature of the growth lines and their retral curve.

2003 Jrnl. Paleontol. 77 694/1 Posterior margin of carapace rounded with retral swing.

2. Of a movement or direction: backwards. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction

backward1552

reflexed1595

reverted1658

refluent1741

retroverse1841

rearward1843

revert1854

retral1885

1885 Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 34 211 The special pull caused a slight retral slipping of the tidal crust.

2005 H. F. Wolf & K. H. Rateitschak Periodontol. (ed. 3) 175 Excessive force in the retral direction can force the condyle backwards and downwards.

Derivatives

ˈretrally adv. at or towards the back.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adverb]

baftc885

afterwardOE

afterOE

at-hind1016

abackOE

behindc1220

backc1300

arrear1393

hinda1400

baftsc1400

dererec1410

abaft1495

ahind1768

retrally1825

a-rear1849

1825 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 12 239 It retrally tapers to a fine point.

1912 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 22 7 They are straight, but are slightly oblique, retrally directed from above downward.

1998 Micropaleontology 44 60/1 Sutures..slightly retrally curved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retral
释义	retraladj. Brit. /ˈriːtr(ə)l/, /ˈrɛtr(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈritrəl/, /ˈrɛtrəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin retrō , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin retrō retro adv. + -al suffix¹. 1. Chiefly Zoology and Palaeontology. Posterior; situated at or towards the back; facing backwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] afterOE afterwardOE hinderc1290 hinderera1340 hinda1400 backc1490 reara1500 posterior1578 rearward1581 backwarda1616 hindsome1634 postica1638 averse1646 postern1648 postical1657 reverse1675 aft1711 retrospective1785 hindward1797 retral1822 western1829 postjacent1878 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > of or situated at the back of an organism or organ dorsal1728 retral1822 1822 J. Fleming Philos. Zool. II. ii. i. 118 Perhaps the terms anteal and retral may appear appropriate, the former expressing the extremity at the head, the latter its opposite. 1846 F. M'Coy Synopsis Silurian Fossils Ireland 25 [A] surface with about six strong, continuous, concentric ridges, having a slight retral wave in the front. 1881 Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. Jan. 66 Septal ridges and retral bars forming a coarse..raised network. 1937 Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18 532 The distinctly lamellose nature of the growth lines and their retral curve. 2003 Jrnl. Paleontol. 77 694/1 Posterior margin of carapace rounded with retral swing. 2. Of a movement or direction: backwards. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction backward1552 reflexed1595 reverted1658 refluent1741 retroverse1841 rearward1843 revert1854 retral1885 1885 Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 34 211 The special pull caused a slight retral slipping of the tidal crust. 2005 H. F. Wolf & K. H. Rateitschak Periodontol. (ed. 3) 175 Excessive force in the retral direction can force the condyle backwards and downwards. Derivatives ˈretrally adv. at or towards the back. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adverb] baftc885 afterwardOE afterOE at-hind1016 abackOE behindc1220 backc1300 arrear1393 hinda1400 baftsc1400 dererec1410 abaft1495 ahind1768 retrally1825 a-rear1849 1825 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 12 239 It retrally tapers to a fine point. 1912 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 22 7 They are straight, but are slightly oblique, retrally directed from above downward. 1998 Micropaleontology 44 60/1 Sutures..slightly retrally curved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1822
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