posigrade

English

Etymology

From posi- +‎ -grade (“direction”).

Noun

posigrade (plural posigrades)

  1. (aerospace, astronautics) A small rocket that gives additional forward thrust.

Adjective

posigrade (comparative more posigrade, superlative most posigrade)

  1. (astronomy, astronautics) Synonym of prograde.

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