Thesaurus: orbit

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1. 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.
2. n. An orb or ball.
3. n. The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
4. n. The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
5. n. the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
6. n. a particular environment or walk of life
7. n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
8. n. the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
9. n. the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
10. v. move in an orbit
11. 1. (Astron.) 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. 2. An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper] Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. Young. 3. (Anat.) The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. 4. (Zoöl.) The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
12. The path described by a heavenly body in its periodicalrevolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of theearth, of the moon.