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MOUVEMENT RETROGRADE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- back-bent occlusion
1, record 1, English, back%2Dbent%20occlusion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bent-back occlusion 2, record 1, English, bent%2Dback%20occlusion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Occluded front which is sometimes present in the rear quadrant of a depression, associated with the movement of the depression along the original occluded front, or with the formation of a new centre near the point of occlusion. 2, record 1, English, - back%2Dbent%20occlusion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The direction of movement of a back-bent occlusion is generally toward the south or southeast (in the Northern Hemisphere) compared with a general east to northeast movement of the original occluded front. 2, record 1, English, - back%2Dbent%20occlusion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- occlusion rétrograde
1, record 1, French, occlusion%20r%C3%A9trograde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rétrograde 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9trograde
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Front occlus se formant parfois dans le quadrant arrière d’une dépression, associé au mouvement de la dépression le long du front occlus initialement, ou à la formation d’un nouveau centre de dépression près du point d’occlusion. 2, record 1, French, - occlusion%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La direction du mouvement d’une occlusion rétrograde est généralement vers le sud ou le sud-est(hémisphère Nord), tandis que le mouvement général du front occlus initialement est vers l'est ou le nord-est. 2, record 1, French, - occlusion%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oclusión retrógrada
1, record 1, Spanish, oclusi%C3%B3n%20retr%C3%B3grada
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frente ocluido que se forma a veces en el cuadrante posterior de una depresión, asociado con el desplazamiento de una depresión a lo largo del frente ocluido inicial o con la formación de un nuevo centro cerca del punto de oclusión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - oclusi%C3%B3n%20retr%C3%B3grada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dirección del desplazamiento de una oclusión retrógrada es, en general, hacia el sur o el sureste (en el hemisferio Norte), en contraste con el desplazamiento hacia el este o noreste del frente ocluido inicial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - oclusi%C3%B3n%20retr%C3%B3grada
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retrograde motion
1, record 2, English, retrograde%20motion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Against the background of the stars the motion [of the planets] is generally eastward, or "direct", the same as the direction of the revolution around the sun. Once during each synodic period the planet turns and moves westward, or "retrogrades", for a time before resuming the eastward motion. 1, record 2, English, - retrograde%20motion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouvement rétrograde
1, record 2, French, mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la plupart des cas les planètes se déplacent dans les constellations zodiacales de l'Ouest à l'Est, et périodiquement dans le sens inverse. Le premier mouvement, analogue à celui du Soleil et de la Lune, est dit «direct», et le deuxième, «rétrograde». 1, record 2, French, - mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rein-back
1, record 3, English, rein%2Dback
correct, see observation, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An equilateral, retrograde movement [by a horse in a dressage event] in which the feet are raised and set down almost simultaneously by diagonal pairs. 2, record 3, English, - rein%2Dback
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Do not confuse with the verbal form "rein back". 3, record 3, English, - rein%2Dback
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- reculer
1, record 3, French, reculer
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement rétrograde, symétrique [exécuté par un cheval dans une épreuve de dressage et] dans lequel les membres se lèvent et se posent presque simultanément par paires diagonales. 2, record 3, French, - reculer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien distinguer entre le nom «le reculer» (équivalent du nom anglais «rein-back») et le verbe «reculer» (équivalent du verbe anglais «to rein back». 3, record 3, French, - reculer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- paso atrás
1, record 3, Spanish, paso%20atr%C3%A1s
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-03-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sunward direction
1, record 4, English, sunward%20direction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sunward side 2, record 4, English, sunward%20side
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sun tracker provides for a spacecraft attitude determination relative to the sunward direction 1, record 4, English, - sunward%20direction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
While the solar wind compresses the Earth's dipole on the sunward side, it also causes the Earth's magnetic field to be stretched out several hundred RE [1 RE is 6,372 kilometers, or one Earth radius] in the anti-sunward direction, thereby forming the geomagnetic tail. 2, record 4, English, - sunward%20direction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "anti-sunward direction" (q.v.). 3, record 4, English, - sunward%20direction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- direction du soleil
1, record 4, French, direction%20du%20soleil
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sens du soleil 2, record 4, French, sens%20du%20soleil
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(comète) Le type III : il s’agit de queues anormales ou des anti-queues qui apparaissent parfois dans la direction du Soleil. 1, record 4, French, - direction%20du%20soleil
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
rétrograde : Se dit du mouvement apparent des planètes, lorsqu'il a lieu vers l'ouest, en sens inverse du Soleil. 2, record 4, French, - direction%20du%20soleil
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «direction anti-solaire», «en sens inverse du soleil», «dans la direction opposée au soleil». 3, record 4, French, - direction%20du%20soleil
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-04-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- retrograde attitude 1, record 5, English, retrograde%20attitude
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The guidance-controlled PDI maneuver ... is in retrograde attitude to reduce velocity to essentially zero at the time vertical descent begins. 1, record 5, English, - retrograde%20attitude
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mouvement rétrograde
1, record 5, French, mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quelques satellites [...] ont un mouvement rétrograde, soit sous une forte inclinaison, [...] soit presque dans le plan des autres autour de la même planète. 1, record 5, French, - mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-03-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- opposition
1, record 6, English, opposition
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every now and then, the earth passes between a superior planet and the sun. Then that planet appears in exactly the opposite direction in the sky from the sun ... We look one way to see the sun, and in the opposite direction to see the planet. The planet is then said to be in "opposition". 2, record 6, English, - opposition
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- en opposition
1, record 6, French, en%20opposition
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Configuration présentée par deux astres à l’instant où leur longitudes géométriques ou leurs ascensions droites diffèrent de 180 °. 2, record 6, French, - en%20opposition
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au milieu de l'arc de son mouvement rétrograde la planète se trouve dans la constellation opposée à celle où se trouve à cet instant le Soleil. La différence des longitudes célestes de la planète et du Soleil est de 180 °. La planète est alors en opposition au Soleil. 3, record 6, French, - en%20opposition
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Astres en opposition. 2, record 6, French, - en%20opposition
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planetas
- Astronomía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- oposición
1, record 6, Spanish, oposici%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-10-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- retrograde motion
1, record 7, English, retrograde%20motion
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- retrograde direction 1, record 7, English, retrograde%20direction
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
of short-period comets, 93% move direct round the sun [Halley's Comet is one of the few with retrograde motion]. 1, record 7, English, - retrograde%20motion
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mouvement en sens rétrograde
1, record 7, French, mouvement%20en%20sens%20r%C3%A9trograde
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dans les trois cas le mouvement s’effectuait dans le sens rétrograde, contraire à celui de la révolution des planètes. 1, record 7, French, - mouvement%20en%20sens%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-07-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Astrology
- Astronomy
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- retrogradation 1, record 8, English, retrogradation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An apparent backward motion in the Zodiac of certain planets when decreasing in longitude as viewed from the Earth, due to the rate of change in angular relationship. 1, record 8, English, - retrogradation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Astrologie
- Astronomie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 8, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement apparent qui est la résultante de la rotation des planètes et de la Terre sur leurs orbites concentriques autour du Soleil. Les vitesses de rotation différentes entre la Terre et une planète donnent l'illusion que celle-ci rétrograde sur son orbite. 1, record 8, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-09-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Triton
1, record 9, English, Triton
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Neptune has two satellites. "Triton", the larger, is somewhat greater in diameter than our moon. Its distance from the center of Neptune is only about 220,000 mi, and its motion is backward-that is, east to west. 1, record 9, English, - Triton
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Triton 1, record 9, French, Triton
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'un des deux satellites de Neptune, Triton, est un des plus grands du Système solaire(son rayon est de 2000 km). Son mouvement autour de la planète est rétrograde. 1, record 9, French, - Triton
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-09-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- direct motion
1, record 10, English, direct%20motion
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Against the background of the stars the motion [of the planets] is generally eastward, or "direct", the same as the direction of the revolution around the sun. 1, record 10, English, - direct%20motion
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- mouvement direct 1, record 10, French, mouvement%20direct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la plupart des cas les planètes se déplacent dans les constellations zodiacales de l'Ouest à l'Est, et périodiquement dans le sens inverse. Le premier mouvement, analogue à celui du Soleil et de la Lune, est dit "direct", et le deuxième, "rétrograde". 1, record 10, French, - mouvement%20direct
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- retrograde 1, record 11, English, retrograde
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the set is statable in any of its linear aspects: prime, inversion, --, and retrograde-inversion. 1, record 11, English, - retrograde
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- mouvement rétrograde 1, record 11, French, mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) série(...) constituée(...) de quatre formes différentes(...) : le mouvement original(...) rétrograde renversé--simple et le simple renversement 1, record 11, French, - mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- retrograde-inversion 1, record 12, English, retrograde%2Dinversion
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the set is statable in any of its linear aspects: prime, inversion, retrograde, and --. 1, record 12, English, - retrograde%2Dinversion
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- mouvement rétrograde renversé 1, record 12, French, mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde%20renvers%C3%A9
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) série(...) constituée(...) de quatre formes différentes(...) : le mouvement original,(...)--,(...) rétrograde simple et le simple renversement 1, record 12, French, - mouvement%20r%C3%A9trograde%20renvers%C3%A9
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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