1. (astronomy) moving or orbiting in the same direction as the rotation of a celestial body
   "The prograde motion of most planets in our solar system"
    
2. (geology) relating to metamorphic changes in a rock that occur under increasing temperature and pressure conditions
   "Prograde metamorphism occurs as the rock is buried deeper in the Earth's crust"
    
3. (geology) relating to the seaward or outward growth of a sedimentary deposit, typically as a result of sediment accumulation outpacing sea level rise
   "The delta showed prograde sedimentation as it extended further into the sea"

1. To move in a prograde direction
   "The satellite was designed to prograde around Earth"

Derived forms: progrades, prograding, prograded

Encyclopedia: Prograde