receding

adj 1: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the

receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs

revealed the rocky coastline" [syn: {retiring}]

2: that are flowing away; "the receding waters left muddy

devastation"

3: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back [syn: {receding(a)}]

n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: {fadeout}]

2: a act of becoming more distant [syn: {recession}]