prograde meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

prograde

adj

UK /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ · US /ˈpɹoʊɡɹeɪd/

Etymology From pro- (“forward”) + -grade (“direction”).

Astronomy, Natural sciences Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.

verb

Etymology From pro- (“forward”) + -grade (“direction”).

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.

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.1992, R.H Workum, A.S. Hedinger, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2509, page 41:

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