Progress

prog'res, n. A moving or going forward, — as, in actual space, etc. or, in the growth of an animal or plant; or, in knowledge; or, in busine of any kind; or, toward completene or perfection; a journey of state, made by a sovereign through his own dominions. [OF. progrez, L. progre us, prop. p. p. of progredi, to advance, fr. pro and grad i, to walk, go: see Gkade.]— Progre ', progre v. [-gre ed (-gresf), -gre ing.] To make progre , move forward, proceed, advance, go on to make improvement. — Progre ion, -gresh'un, n. Act of moving forward; motion onward course; pa age. {Math.) Continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonical. (Mus.) A regular succe ion of chords, or movement of the part.s in harmony. [F.] — Arithmetical progre ion. A progre ion in which the terms increase or decrease by equal difference.— Geometrical p. A progre ion in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios. — Harmonical p. A progre ion in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progre ion.—Progres'- sional, a. Tending to progre ; having capacity of advancing; relating to progre ion. — Progre ive, -iv, a. Moving forward; advancing; evincing progre improving. — Progre ively, adv. — Progre lvene , n. — Prog're ist, a. Striving after progre , esp. in political matters. — n. One who, etc. [Sp. prog resist a.]