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"he plotted the orbit of the moon"nounthe (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
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"in the political orbit of a world power"nounan area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:type of:
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"he's out of my orbit"nouna particular environment or walk of lifetype of:
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"The moon orbits around the Earth" "The planets are orbiting the sun" "electrons orbit the nucleus"verbmove in an orbittype of:
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nounthe bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
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nounthe path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
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front land area reach field view path responsibility kingdom circle route range environment lap sweep preserve province horizon extent realm compass arena scope domain sphere contrast cavity spectrum orb latitude itinerary ballpark revolve orbital palette confines expanse pallet retrograde gamut purview orbiter ambit distaff cavum celestial orbit geosynchronous orbit approximate range internationality internationalism political arena political sphere cranial orbit eye socket orbital cavity bodily cavity electron orbit