Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrograde motion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: ret-ro-grade -mo-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Motion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrograde motions (plural)

Questions

What does retrograde motion mean?: Motion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies

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