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Retrograde may refer to:
Retrograde
- Retrograde motion, in astronomy, describes the orbit of a celestial body that runs counter to the direction of the spin of that body which it orbits.
- Apparent retrograde motion, in astronomy, is the apparent motion of planets as observed from a particular vantage point
- Retrograde metamorphism, in geology, describes a somewhat rare recrystallization of rocks under decreasing pressure and/or temperature conditions.
- Retrograde ejaculation, in medicine
- Retrograde amnesia, in neuroscience / medicine, is a type of amnesia
- Retrograde signaling, in neuroscience
- Retrograde inversion, a type of musical permutation
- Retrograde analysis, in chess problems
- Retrograde (music), in music
- Retrograde (song), a single by James Blake featured on his album Overgrown
- Retro/Grade, in entertainment, a 2012 music video game for the PlayStation 3 & Microsoft Windows by 24 Caret Games
- Retrograde (film), a 2004 film
Retrogradation
- Retrogradation, a landward change in position of the front of a river delta with time.
- Retrogradation (starch), the gelatinization of starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves
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