prograde

== English == === Etymology === From pro- (“forward”) + -grade (“direction”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/ === Adjective === prograde (comparative more prograde, superlative most prograde) (astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system. (geology) Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature. ==== Antonyms ==== retrograde ==== Translations ==== === Verb === prograde (third-person singular simple present progrades, present participle prograding, simple past and past participle prograded) (geology) Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression. ==== Related terms ==== progradation === Anagrams === drag rope, drag-rope