retrogradation
[ re-troh-grey-dey-shuh n ]
/ ˌrɛ troʊ greɪˈdeɪ ʃən /
noun
backward movement.
decline or deterioration.
Origin of retrogradation
1545–55; < Late Latin
retrōgradātiōn- (stem of
retrōgradātiō), probably equivalent to Latin
retrōgrad(us)
retrograde +
-ātiō
-ation, as translation of Greek
anapodismós
OTHER WORDS FROM retrogradation
ret·ro·gra·da·to·ry [re-truh-grey-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˌrɛ trəˈgreɪ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby retrogradation
Example sentences from the Web for retrogradation
The benefit is not so generously bestowed, where there is retrogradation and reflection.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete |Michel de MontaigneThe arc of retrogradation is the angular distance thus apparently traversed.
The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry SmythIn truth, however, the retrogradation was much slighter than appeared on the surface.