RETRODUCTION

n.[L. retroduco; retro, back, and duco, to lead. ] A leading or bringing back.

RETRODUCTION

Re `tro *duc "tion, n. Etym: [L. retroducere, retroductum, to lead or bring back; retro backward + ducere to lead. ]

retrod

re trod |rēˈträd riˈtrɑd | past of retread ( sense 1 of the verb ).

retrodden

re trod den |rēˈträdn riˈtrɑdn | past participle of retread ( sense 1 of the verb ).

retrodict

ret ro dict |ˌretrōˈdikt ˈrɛtroʊdɪkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] state a fact about the past based on inference or deduction, rather than evidence. DERIVATIVES ret ro dic tion noun ORIGIN 1940s: on the pattern of predict .

retrod

re ¦trod |riːˈtrɒd | past of retread ( sense 1 of the verb ).

retrodden

re |trod ¦den |riːˈtrɒdən | past participle of retread ( sense 1 of the verb ).

retrodiction

retrodiction |ˌrɛtrə (ʊ )ˈdɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the explanation or interpretation of past actions or events inferred from the laws that are assumed to have governed them. DERIVATIVES retrodict verb

Retrodesign

Re t ro de sign , Re tro de sign Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R e trodesign …diza͜in |aus retro und Design Formgestaltung, die bewusst auf Gestaltungselemente früherer Stilrichtungen zurückgreift das überaus erfolgreiche Retrodesign im Bereich der Küchenutensilien | ein Wohnzimmer im Retrodesign