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orbit

/'ɔrbɪt/

Synonyms of orbit Antonyms of orbit Examples of orbit Usage of orbit Parts of orbit Definition that contains orbit Words sounding like orbit Explanation of orbit

noun
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
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"he plotted the orbit of the moon"

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celestial orbit

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route path itinerary
noun
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
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"in the political orbit of a world power"

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ambit compass range reach scope

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extent
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a particular environment or walk of life
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"he's out of my orbit"

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area arena domain field sphere

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environment
verb
move in an orbit
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"The moon orbits around the Earth" "The planets are orbiting the sun" "electrons orbit the nucleus"

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orb revolve

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circle
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the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
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cranial orbit eye socket orbital cavity

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cavum bodily cavity cavity

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skull
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the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
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electron orbit

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path itinerary route

Parts of orbit

"apoapsis"
"point of apoapsis"
"periapsis"
"point of periapsis"
"lacrimal bone"