单词 | retrogate |
释义 | † retrogateadj. Obsolete. = retrograde adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adjective] retrogate1584 retrograde1622 regressive1634 retrocessive1816 reverse1839 rearward1843 1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers 24 Appollonius..hauing calculated the Gentlemans natiuitie, and seeing some planets retrogate. 1755 J. Smith Printer's Gram. 212 Making the last lines of two retrogate pages to fall on the Back of each other. 1764 J. Marchant New Compl. Universal Dict. at Arc An arch..described by a planet while it is retrogate, moving contrary to the order of the signs. 1839 Botanico-Med. Rec. 7 397/1 This nondescript school has always been upon the retrogate march, advancing backwards with double quick time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1584 |
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