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1. (n.) orbit
the curved path, usu. elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body.
2. orbit
the usual course of one's life.
3. orbit
the sphere of influence, as of a nation or person.
4. orbit
Physics. (in Bohr theory) the path traced by an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.
5. orbit
the bony cavity of the skull that contains the eye; eye socket.
6. orbit
the part surrounding the eye of a bird or insect.
7. (v.t.) orbit
to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path.
8. orbit
to send into orbit, as a satellite.
9. (v.i.) orbit
to travel in an orbit.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L orbita wheel track, course, circuit)
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| Definition of 'ORBIT' |
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1. (noun) orbit, celestial orbit
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
"he plotted the orbit of the moon"
2. (noun) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
a particular environment or walk of life
"his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
3. (noun) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
"a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
4. (noun) orbit, electron orbit
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
5. (verb) eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity
the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
6. (verb) orb, orbit, revolve
move in an orbit
"The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
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1. (noun) orbit
the circular path of sth that moves around sth else in space
the Earth's orbit; in orbit around the moon
2. (verb) orbit
to move in an orbit
The moon orbits the earth.
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| Definition of 'ORBIT' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. ORBIT
Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages.
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Sense: the path in which something moves around a planet, star etc, eg the path of the Earth round the Sun or of a spacecraft round the Earth
The spaceship is in orbit round the moon.
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 Afrikaans: wentelbaan |
 Arabic: مَدار |
 Bulgarian: орбита |
 Brazilian: órbita |
 Czech: oběžná dráha |
 German: die Orbit, die Umlaufbahn |
 Danish: bane; kredsløb |
 Greek: τροχιά |
 Spanish: órbita |
 Estonian: orbiit |
 Farsi: مدار |
 Finnish: kiertorata |
 French: orbite |
 Hebrew: מַסלוּל |
 Hindi: कक्षा, कक्ष |
 Croatian: putanja, orbita |
 Hungarian: pálya (égitesté) |
 Indonesian: orbit |
 Icelandic: (hring)braut |
 Italian: orbita |
 Japanese: 軌道 |
 Korean: 궤도 |
 Lithuanian: orbita |
 Latvian: orbīta |
 Malay: orbit |
 Dutch: baan |
 Norwegian: bane, krets(løp) |
 Polish: orbita |
 Persian: مدار |
 Pashto: مدار |
 Portuguese: órbita |
 Romanian: orbită |
 Russian: орбита |
 Slovak: obežná dráha |
 Slovenian: orbita |
 Serbian: orbita |
 Swedish: [omlopps]bana |
 Thai: วิถีโคจร |
 Turkish: yörünge |
 Taiwanese: (天體等的)運行軌道 |
 Ukrainian: орбіта |
 Urdu: مدار |
 Vietnamese: quỹ đạo |
 Chinese: （天体等的）运行轨道 |
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