retrograde motion

English

Noun

retrograde motion (countable and uncountable, plural retrograde motions)

  1. (astronomy) 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

Translations

motion of a body opposite to that of related bodies
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