Movement in a reverse direction; movement backwards; movement back or away; esp. (of the sea) movement away from land, ebbing; (of a glacier or ice…
| 单词 | θ107925 |
| 释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] (102) retreat1594 Movement in a reverse direction; movement backwards; movement back or away; esp. (of the sea) movement away from land, ebbing; (of a glacier or ice… reciprocation1603 A backward or reverse action or movement. Obsolete. rare. retrocession1642 The action or fact of moving backward, retreating, or receding. Also figurative. Now rare. retrogradation1644 The action or fact of moving or drawing back or backwards; an instance of this. Cf. retrogression, n. 1a. Obsolete. disadvancing1659 an act of moving backwards. retrocedence1703 Movement backwards; recession, regression, or retrogression. Also: an instance of this. retrogression1704 Mathematics. = regression, n. 4c. Chiefly in point of retrogression n. at point, n.1 phrases 4k. Now rare. backening1748 The action of moving or drawing back. backwarding1765 the action of going backward; backwarding and forwarding, ‘to-ing and fro-ing’. throwback1851 The action or an act of throwing something backwards or towards the rear; a backwards movement or direction. Subcategories:— sudden (1) — before coming forward (1) — backward course (1) — step (1) — swing (2) — starting or springing back (2) — shrinking or flinching (7) — falling or sinking back (2) — surging (1) — cause of movement backwards (1) — fact or condition of drawing or pulling back (5) — forcing or driving back (3) — retiring, withdrawing, or retreating (22) — turning back or reversal of course (9) — movement in reverse direction (4) — return towards point of departure (30) |
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