orbit

Plural: orbits

Noun

• the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
  • "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
• a particular environment or walk of life
  • "he's out of my orbit"
• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  • "in the political orbit of a world power"
• the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
• the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
• The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
• An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
• The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
• An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
• One complete circuit round an orbited body.
• The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
• The state of moving in an orbit.
• The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
• The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
• The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
• A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
• A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
• The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
• The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
• The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
• A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
• The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
• The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
• A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.

Verb

Verb Forms: orbited, orbiting, orbits

• To move or revolve around a central object or point.
• move in an orbit
  • "The moon orbits around the Earth"
  • "The planets are orbiting the sun"
  • "electrons orbit the nucleus"
• To circle or revolve around another object or position.
• To circle or revolve around another object or position.
• To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
• To move around the general vicinity of something.
• To move in a circle.
• To center (around).
• To continue to follow and/or engage with someone via social media after breaking up with them.

Examples

• A rocket was used to orbit the satellite.
• All right, I'll play one more orbit but then I'm leaving!
• Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car.
• In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
• The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
• The Earth orbits the Sun.
• The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.
• The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.
• The satellite orbits the Lagrange point.
• The strategic player allowed her high-scoring tiles to orbit around a crucial triple-word score.

Synonyms

ambit, area, arena, celestial orbit, compass, cranial orbit, domain, electron orbit, eye socket, field, orb, orbital cavity, range, reach, revolve, scope, sphere, circumambulate, launch, tag along

Antonyms

deorbit

Related Words

satellite