Thesaurus: orbit
The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
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- n. The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
- n. An orb or ball.
- n. The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
- n. The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
- n. the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- n. a particular environment or walk of life
- n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- n. the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
- n. the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
- v. move in an orbit
- The path described by a heavenly body in its periodicalrevolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of theearth, of the moon.