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Definitions for Orbit

[1] the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
[2] the usual course of one's life or range of one's activities.
[3] the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person: a small nation in the Russian orbit.
[4] Physics . (in Bohr theory) the path traced by an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.
[5] an orb or sphere.
[6] Anatomy . the bony cavity of the skull that contains the eye; eye socket. the eye.
[7] Zoology . the part surrounding the eye of a bird or insect.
[8] to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path: The earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days.
[9] to send into orbit, as a satellite.
[10] to go or travel in an orbit.
[11] astronomy the curved path, usually elliptical, followed by a planet, satellite, comet, etc, in its motion around another celestial body under the influence of gravitation
[12] a range or field of action or influence; sphere he is out of my orbit
[13] anatomy the bony cavity containing the eyeball Nontechnical name: eye socket
[14] zoology the skin surrounding the eye of a bird the hollow in which lies the eye or eyestalk of an insect or other arthropod
[15] physics the path of an electron in its motion around the nucleus of an atom
[16] to move around (a body) in a curved path, usually circular or elliptical
[17] (tr) to send (a satellite, spacecraft, etc) into orbit
[18] (intr) to move in or as if in an orbit

Words related to Orbit

trajectory, rotation, pattern, path, apogee, track, curve, course, circle, locus, lap, round, cycle, perigee, ellipse, purview, jurisdiction, sweep, radius, ambit

Words nearby Orbit

orbicular muscle of mouth, orbicular zone, orbiculare, orbiculate, orbison, orbit, orbita, orbital, orbital angular momentum, orbital cavity, orbital gyrus

Origin of Orbit

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin orbita wheel track, course, circuit

Other words from Orbit

or·bit·ar·y , adjective
non·or·bit·ing , adjective

Word origin for Orbit

C16: from Latin orbita course, from orbis circle, orb

Synonyms for Orbit

path, pattern, rotation, trajectory, apogee, circle, course, curve, cycle, ellipse, lap, locus, perigee, round, track, circumgyration