retral

An obsolete adjective meaning situated at the back or posterior; relating to the rear.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'hinten gelegen' oder 'zum hinteren Teil gehörend'; auch im Sinne von 'rückwärts gerichtet' oder 'zum Rücken hin'.

1. Backward or reverse direction C2 formal

   Moving, directed, or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.

   • The retral motion of the vehicle was unexpected.
   • His retral thinking contradicted the forward momentum of the group.
   • The mechanism allows for both forward and retral movement.

   🇩🇪Rückwärts gerichtet

   Synonyme: backwardrearwardretroretrogradereverse

   Antonyme: advanceforwardprogressive

2. Located at the back C2 formal

   Situated at or near the posterior part of something.

   • The retral section of the building houses the storage rooms.
   • In anatomy, the retral region of the body is often studied separately.
   • The retral fins of the fish are used for stability.

   🇩🇪Hinterer

   Synonyme: backcaudalhindposteriorrear

   Antonyme: anteriorfrontal