Explanation and meaning of orbit.

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orbit

/'ɔrbɪt/

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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

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