"retrograde motion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: retrograde motions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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 Wikipedia link: retrograde motion Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (motion of a body opposite to that of related bodies): retrográd mozgás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-retrograde_motion-en-noun-nWkj69yX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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