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retrograde vs revolve

revolve vs retrograde

retrograde is an adjective but revolve is not an adjective.

retrograde and revolve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrograde No Yes Yes No
revolve No No Yes No
As verbs, revolve is a hypernym of retrograde; that is, revolve is a word with a broader meaning than retrograde:
  • retrograde: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
  • revolve: move in an orbit
Other hypernyms of retrograde include orb, orbit.
retrograde (adjective) revolve (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
retrograde (verb) revolve (verb)
get worse or fall back to a previous condition turn on or around an axis or a center
go back over move in an orbit
move back cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Difference between retrograde and revolve

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