orbit vs retrograde

retrograde vs orbit

orbit is a noun but retrograde is not a noun.

orbit is not an adjective while retrograde is an adjective.

orbit and retrograde both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orbit	Yes	No	Yes	No
retrograde	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, retrograde is a hyponym of orbit; that is, retrograde is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orbit:

orbit: move in an orbit
retrograde: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

orbit (noun)	retrograde (noun)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
a particular environment or walk of life

orbit (adjective)	retrograde (adjective)
	of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
	moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
	going from better to worse
	moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

orbit (verb)	retrograde (verb)
move in an orbit	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	go back over
	move back
	move in a direction contrary to the usual one
	move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

Difference between orbit and retrograde

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