retrograde
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Smoke drifted across the stage while strobes danced across the room, creating a truly captivating set which also featured his popular tracks Godspeed, Retrograde and I'll Come To.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Retrograde motion is an optical illusion caused by all the planets moving at different speeds from one another.
From National Geographic • Aug. 24, 2023
Retrograde means the orbiting spacecraft circles the moon opposite the moon’s spin and orbit of the Earth.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022
This year, McDonald's and Del Taco both ran Mercury in Retrograde specials, while in May, Dole honored "national salad month" by publishing 12 different recipes, each corresponding with a zodiac sign.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022
Retrograde motion, the apparent movement of a planet from east to west among the stars.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White
Vocabulary lists containing retrograde
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Spinnin' Around
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