prograde

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊgreɪd/

adjective

  • 1 Astronomy (of planetary motion) proceeding from west to east; direct. The opposite of retrograde.
  • 2 Geology (of a metamorphic change) resulting from an increase in temperature or pressure.

verb

[no object] Geology
  • (of a coastline) advance towards the sea as a result of the accumulation of waterborne sediment: these oolites were probably deposited as part of the coastal sand-barrier complex as it prograded basinwards

Derivatives

progradation

noun

Origin:

early 20th century (as a verb): from pro-1 'forwards' + retrograde