Orbit and Rotate

Orbit

Orbit verb - To travel completely around.

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Rotate and orbit are semantically related in move topic. In some cases you can use "Rotate" instead a verb "Orbit".

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

Rotate verb - To move in circles around an axis or center.

Usage example: with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her

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Orbit and rotate are semantically related in move topic. Sometimes you can use "Orbit" instead a verb "Rotate".

Nearby Words: rotation, rotated, rotating, rotary, rotational

body	orbit body	rotate body
way	orbit way	rotate way
earth	orbit earth	rotate earth
world	orbit world	rotate world
Other words: head, ship, objects, meters.

Because, surprise, surprise, planets orbit their stars at their own unique speeds, and they rotate on their axes at different rates, too, both of which are influenced by a large number of factors and can range from nearly static to extremely fast.

Source: Universal Universe Time

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