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posigrade

Meaning of "posigrade" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POSIGRADE

ˈpɒzɪˌɡreɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSIGRADE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Posigrade is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POSIGRADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of posigrade in the English dictionary

The definition of posigrade in the dictionary is of, relating to, or designating motion in the same direction as the current or normal motion.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSIGRADE

anterograde · centigrade · cirrigrade · citigrade · digitigrade · dorsigrade · downgrade · grade · laterigrade · multigrade · orthograde · paygrade · plantigrade · retrograde · saltigrade · spinigrade · subgrade · taligrade · tardigrade · unguligrade

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSIGRADE

posidrive · posies · posing pouch · posingly · posit · positif · position · position angle · position audit · position effect · position paper · positional · positional notation · positionally · positioning · positive · positive action · positive bending moment · positive discrimination · positive feedback

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSIGRADE

at grade · Belgrade · biodegrade · degrade · first grade · first-grade · fourth grade · H grade · high-grade · low-grade · make the grade · misgrade · on the downgrade · on the upgrade · parade · prograde · regrade · reserve-grade · sixth grade · twelfth-grade · weapons-grade

Synonyms and antonyms of posigrade in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «posigrade» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POSIGRADE

Find out the translation of posigrade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of posigrade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «posigrade» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

posigrade
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

posigrade
570 millions of speakers
en

English

posigrade
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

posigrade
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

posigrade
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

posigrade
278 millions of speakers
pt

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posigrade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

posigrade
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

posigrade
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Posigrade
190 millions of speakers
de

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posigrade
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

posigrade
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

posigrade
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Posigrade
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

posigrade
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

posigrade
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोझिग्रेड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

posigrade
70 millions of speakers
it

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posigrade
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

posigrade
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

posigrade
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

posigrade
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

posigrade
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

posigrade
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

posigrade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

posigrade
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of posigrade

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSIGRADE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about posigrade

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSIGRADE»

Discover the use of posigrade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to posigrade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Space Flight: History, Technology, and Operations
POSIGRADE BOOSTER After launch, the Mercury capsule would separate from the launch vehicle and capsule adapter and enter a preprogrammed orbit using a solid-propellant posigrade rocket. The posigrade booster unit consisted of three ...
Lance K. Erickson, 2010
2
Lunar Transfer Orbits Utilizing Solar Perturbations and ...
A second lunar fly-by took place when the satellite crossed the orbit of the Moon, which returned the trajectory to a posigrade Earth bound orbit. At the following pericenter a so-called powered fly-by at the Earth was performed in which ...
Wolfgang Seefelder, 2002
3
Orbital Mechanics: Theory and Applications
AFTER IT HAS COASTED TO THE DESIRED ORBITAL LOCATION, A POSIGRADE BURN CIRCULARIZES IT AGAIN. GPS WALKING ORBIT * 224 H/ sec PROVIDES !7°/day * -8 days TO GO 120° IN'PLANE Figure 4.6 A low-velocity , ...
Tom Logsdon, 1998
4
Space Technology
In aerospace operations, small posigrade rockets help separate two stages of a multistage launch vehicle or a payload from its final propulsion stage. A posigrade firing adds to the space vehicle's speed, while a retrograde firing slows it down.
Joseph A. Angelo, 2003
5
Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics
(Refer to figure 8) RETROGRADE POLE POSIGRADE POLE _ _ o . = o LVTE - 180 IVTE O Maximwn v Minimum v 1p 1P Maximmn t em Minimum t em RE' JROGRADE - ABOVE POSIGRADE _ ARON RETROGRADE - BElow POSIGRADE ...
Victor Szebehely, 1964
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Satellite Communication
... direction as earth's rotation or against the direction of the earth's rotation. In the former case, the orbit is said to be posigrade and in the latter case, the retrograde . Most orbits are posigrade. In circular orbit, the speed of revolution is constant.
Dharma Raj Cheruku, 2010
7
Astrodynamics 1993: Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA ...
Several sub-optimal coasting translunar trajectories are solved for a wide range of initial guesses and all trials converge to two unique solutions, one posigrade and one retrograde. The initial guesses are varied so that the coasting trajectory  ...
Arun Kumar Misra, 1994
8
Astrodynamics
Several sub-optimal coasting translunar trajectories are solved for a wide range of initial guesses and all trials converge to two unique solutions, one posigrade and one retrograde. The initial guesses are varied so that the coasting trajectory  ...
Aas, Vinod J. Modi, Arun K. Misra, 1994
9
NASA technical note
... and to perform a 5-second plus-X RCS translation, if necessary. During the nominal lunar rendezvous, the LM descent stage was planned to be jettisoned in a posigrade direction 10 minutes before the ascent-stage insertion maneuver, ...
‎1975
10
A reliability model and analysis for Project Mercury: ...
1 Tower Separation Sensor Eelay K84C2 Normally Closed Posigrade Eocket Fire Eelay K84C Coil Emergency Posigrade Posigrade Rocket Rocket Fire Fire Relay Relay K84C K84-3 Normally Normally Open Closed D Posigrade Rocket Fire ...
William Wolman, Fred Okano, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSIGRADE»

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1
How Would You Feel Inside the Engine of a Fighter Jet?
posigrade. ProfileFollowUnfollow. posigrade Attila Nagy. 5/22/15 8:16am. Edit; Delete; Invite manually; Follow posigrade; Unfollow posigrade ... «Gizmodo, May 15»
2
SpaceX Completes Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test
Your multiple purpose side thrusters filling in for an escape tower, posigrade rockets at orbit insert, retro rockets, and possibly being used for tail ... «Aviation Week, May 15»
3
One-Man Space Station (1960)
The presence of the Agena B stage enabled McDonnell to delete the standard Mercury spacecraft's 24-pound posigrade motor set, which in ... «Wired, Sep 14»
4
Ingenious Idea: Soyuz Crew in Tether Spin On Way to ISS - For …
You would do the spin up using pulsed posigrade burns - so in the direction of the orbit - so that as well as spinning it up, they also increase ... «Science 2.0, Mar 14»
5
Russian Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station Ahead of Next Vehicle
The freighters engines will execute a pair of posigrade burns later tonight at 8:35 and 9:22 p.m. EST. The first will boost the craft by 77.7 mph ... «Space.com, Jan 12»
6
Progress M-08M launches – Managers update status of ISS life …
... Progress M-07M/39P spacecraft, which is docked to the Service Module (SM) aft port, were fired for three minutes in a posigrade direction. «NASASpaceflight.com, Oct 10»
7
Standard, Non-Standard Work, and Procedure Changes Reviewed …
“On STS-131, a water dump was performed in a biased posigrade attitude when it should have been performed in a retrograde attitude,” notes ... «NASASpaceflight.com, Oct 10»
8
Soyuz TMA-14 lands safely following departure from busy ISS
However, all indications are that the posigrade thruster is completely functional and fired nominally. Preliminary investigation points to a sensor ... «NASASpaceflight.com, Oct 09»
9
NASA ready for Japan's HTV via Flight Readiness Review
Abort after 300 meter yaw around is posigrade.” Robotics and Transfers: Among the mission priorities are items such as the successful use of ... «NASASpaceflight.com, Aug 09»
10
FULL TEXT: NASA ESAS Final Report (DRAFT) October 2005 …
Abort landings in the mid-North Atlantic can be avoided by either an Abort-To-Orbit (ATO) or posigrade Trans-Atlantic-abort Landing (TAL) ... «Space Ref, Dec 05»
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