(adj) descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously, Ant. proactive

retroactively

(adv) after the fact, Example:he will get paid retroactively

retrobulbar neuritis

(n) inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis

retrofit

(n) a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured

retrofit

(n) the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured, Example:the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles

retrofit

(v) provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture, Example:They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors

retrofit

(v) fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house, Example:The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing

retrofit

(v) substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones, Example:The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes

retroflection

(n) an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth, Syn. retroflexion

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Retro-

. [ L. retro, adv., backward, back. Cf. Re-. ] A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retroact

v. i. [ Pref. retro- + act. ] To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retroaction

n. [ Cf. F. rétroaction. ] 1. Action returned, or action backward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Operation on something past or preceding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retroactive

a. [ Cf. F. rétroactif. ] Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retroactive law or
Retroactive statute (Law), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retroactively

adv. In a retroactive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retrocede

v. t. [ Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F. rétrocéder. ] To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retrocede

v. i. [ L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to go. See Cede. ] To go back. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retrocedent

a. [ L. retrocedens, p. pr. ] Disposed or likely to retrocede; -- said of diseases which go from one part of the body to another, as the gout. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retrocession

n. [ Cf. F. rétrocession. See Retrocede. ] 1. The act of retroceding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being retroceded, or granted back. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Retrochoir

n. [ Pref. retro- + choir. ] (Eccl. Arch.) Any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

retrograd; zeitlich oder örtlich zurückliegend { adj }

retrograde

retrograd; rückläufig; rückgängig { adv }

retrogradely

retrobulbär { adj }; hinter dem Augapfel [ med. ]

retrobulbar

retrosternal { adj }; hinter dem Brustbein liegend [ med. ]

retrosternal; behind the breastbone

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