posigrade

adjective

posi·​grade

ˈpäzəˌgrād

: relating to, using, or being an auxiliary rocket that imparts additional thrust to a spacecraft in the direction of motion

Word History

Etymology

positive + -grade (as in retrograde)

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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