Anything that's receding is fading or moving backwards. A receding shoreline often forms around a lake during a drought as the lake grows smaller, the edge of the shore slowly moves back.
Noun
the act of becoming more distant
Noun
a slow or gradual disappearance
Adjective S.
moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline"
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Recede
Usage Examples
The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.
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Other Usage ExamplesOur knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.
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