Retrograde

Retrograde ( regressive ',' counter ', defer or laid back ', from Latin retro, back, backward ' and gradus, step '), and partly also retrogradation has different meanings:

  • Astronomy: objects that move in a rotating system against the main direction of rotation, act retrogradely to see prograde and retrograde
  • Accounting: see Retrograde Review
  • Production Economics: see Retrograde determining consumption
  • Medicine in general: from the rear or against the natural flow or direction of engagement, see the course descriptions
  • Dentistry: retrograde root filling, a seal of the root canal at the apex of the tooth
  • Neuropsychology: memory loss for a certain period, before a particular event, see Retrograde amnesia
  • Chronometry: declining pointer at a clock, see Retrograde Clock
  • Geology: metamorphism under loss of pressure and temperature, see retrograde metamorphism or Diaphthorese
  • Chemistry: the regression of previously gelatinized starch, see retrogradation (chemistry)

See also:

  • Disambiguation
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