"retrograde motion" meaning in English

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Noun

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)

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