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transit vs revolve

revolve vs transit

transit is a noun but revolve is not a noun.

transit and revolve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transit Yes No Yes No
revolve No No Yes No
As verbs, revolve is a hypernym of transit; that is, revolve is a word with a broader meaning than transit:
  • transit: revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
  • revolve: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
Other hypernyms of transit include roll.
transit (noun) revolve (noun)
a journey usually by ship
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
transit (verb) revolve (verb)
make a passage or journey from one place to another turn on or around an axis or a center
cause or enable to pass through move in an orbit
revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
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