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Orbit

ˈɔːbɪt

Orbit definitions
noun
orbit orbits
  1. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution

    "the Earth's orbit around the sun"

    • one complete circuit round an orbited body

      "the satellite will complete one orbit every 12 hours"

    • the state of moving in an orbit

      "the earth is in orbit around the sun"

    • the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus
  2. an area of activity, interest, or influence

    "audiences drawn largely from outside the Party orbit"

  3. the cavity in the skull of a vertebrate that contains the eye; the eye socket
    • the area round the eye of a bird or other animal
verb
orbits orbiting orbited orbit
  1. (of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit round (a star or planet)

    "Mercury orbits the Sun"

    • move in a circle

      "the discs spun and orbited slowly"

    • put (a satellite) into orbit

      "France has been orbiting satellites with her own launcher"