orbit.
The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
Meaning & usage
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 Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.
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.
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 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.
All right, I'll play one more orbit but then I'm leaving!
A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English orbite, orbita, from Latin orbita (“course, track, impression, mark”).
To circle or revolve around another object or position.
The Earth orbits the Sun.
The satellite orbits the Lagrange point.
To circle or revolve around another object or position. To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
A rocket was used to orbit the satellite.
To move around the general vicinity of something.
The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.
To move in a circle.
To center (around).
To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up with them.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English orbite, orbita, from Latin orbita (“course, track, impression, mark”).
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