1. prograde - Adjective
2. prograde - Verb
(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
(geology) Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
prograde (third-person singular simple present progrades, present participle prograding, simple past and past participle prograded)
(geology) Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.
Closer to the poles, the winds shift to a prograde direction, flowing with Uranus's rotation. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
Oh, and the Df’s body is a mix of plastic and metal, unlike the prograde magnesium construction found in Pentax, Nikon and Fujifilm cameras costing half as much. Source: Internet
In the retrograde forms but not in the prograde forms, the triangles joining the star bases intersect the axis of rotational symmetry. Source: Internet
Pallas's rotation appears to be prograde. Source: Internet