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Prograde meaning

  1. Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
  2. Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.

Using Prograde

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, prograde often appears in combinations such as: the prograde.

Context around Prograde

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

typical 1×

Often after:

direction 1× orientation 1× forms 1× formula 1× forward 1× orbit 1× orbits 1× debris 1×

Sentence patterns with Prograde

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a typical prograde orientation and 1× backward and prograde forward are 1× by the prograde formula its 1× from a prograde debris disc 1× in a prograde orbit away 1× in the prograde forms the 1× is called prograde 1× region where prograde orbits would 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

closer to the 1× current speculation is 1× in the retrograde 1× mercury s sidereal 1× pallas s rotation 1× retrograde backward and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a substantial role 1× around the earth 1× in its history 1× is called prograde 1× its sidereal day 1× of rotational symmetry 1×

Words around Prograde

Just before it in the word index:

prognostics 5 prognosticators 17 prognosticator 6 prognostications 10 prognostication 11 prognosticating 5

Just after it in the word index:

prograis 8 program 23.420 programa 2 programe 4 programed 8 programing 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Prograde

  • In this selection, "prograde" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, typical, direction, orientation and forms stand out and add context to how "prograde" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a typical prograde orientation and and backward and prograde forward are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prograde" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prograde

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pallas's rotation appears to be prograde. (7 words)

When a planet travels eastward in relation to the stars, it is called prograde. (14 words)

Retrograde (backward) and prograde (forward) are observed as though the stars revolve around the Earth. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Viscoelastic damping from tides alone is not thought to be capable of circularizing Triton's orbit in the time since the origin of the system, and gas drag from a prograde debris disc is likely to have played a substantial role. (41 words)

Mercury's sidereal day is about two-thirds of its orbital period, so by the prograde formula its solar day lasts for two revolutions around the sun— three times as long as its sidereal day. (35 words)

Current speculation is that Uranus started off with a typical prograde orientation and was knocked on its side by a large impact early in its history. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

Closer to the poles, the winds shift to a prograde direction, flowing with Uranus's rotation.

Current speculation is that Uranus started off with a typical prograde orientation and was knocked on its side by a large impact early in its history.

In the retrograde forms but not in the prograde forms, the triangles joining the star bases intersect the axis of rotational symmetry.

Mercury's sidereal day is about two-thirds of its orbital period, so by the prograde formula its solar day lasts for two revolutions around the sun— three times as long as its sidereal day.

Pallas's rotation appears to be prograde.

Retrograde (backward) and prograde (forward) are observed as though the stars revolve around the Earth.

The acceleration causes a gradual recession of a satellite in a prograde orbit away from the primary, and a corresponding slowdown of the primary's rotation.

The Plutonian system is highly compact: the five known satellites orbit within the inner 3% of the region where prograde orbits would be stable.

Viscoelastic damping from tides alone is not thought to be capable of circularizing Triton's orbit in the time since the origin of the system, and gas drag from a prograde debris disc is likely to have played a substantial role.

When a planet travels eastward in relation to the stars, it is called prograde.

Common combinations with prograde

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prograde" in a sentence?
An example: "Closer to the poles, the winds shift to a prograde direction, flowing with Uranus's rotation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "prograde" from authentic English texts.
What does "prograde" mean?
Prograde means: Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
How many example sentences with "prograde" are there?
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