ˌre.trəˈdikt sometimes ˌrē.t- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: retro- + -dict (as in predict )
: to infer (a past state of affairs) from present observational data
future and past eclipses … can be predicted and retrodicted equally successfully — Maurice Cranston & J.W.N.Watkins
• ret·ro·dic·tion -kshən noun
• ret·ro·dic·tive | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|diktiv adjective