prograde
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adjective
Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
Verb
Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.
- Related words
- Examples
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In some localities the bank margins of several cycles are stacked above each other^([sic]), in other places they backstep or prograde relative to each other.
Word forms
more progrademost progradeprogradesprogradingprogradedprograded