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- pronunciation:
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biht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves about another body.
Earth's orbit around the sun is elliptical.- similar words:
- circuit, course, path, revolution, ring, trajectory
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| definition 2: |
one complete revolution along such a path.
A little more than 365 days is the amount of time that the earth takes to complete one orbit around the sun.- synonyms:
- revolution
- similar words:
- circuit
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| definition 3: |
a sphere or area of experience, knowledge, control, or power.
Such questions are really outside of my orbit.- synonyms:
- domain, field, province, sphere
- similar words:
- area, bag, bailiwick, discipline, realm, region, specialty
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| definition 4: |
one of the two bony sockets that encase the eyeballs.
- similar words:
- socket
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| related words: |
arena, circle, kingdom, world, year |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
orbits, orbiting, orbited |
| definition 1: |
to revolve about (another body) in a curved path.
Several moons orbit Jupiter.
- synonyms:
- revolve about
- similar words:
- encircle
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| definition 2: |
to send into an orbit.
- similar words:
- launch
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| related words: |
circuit, ring |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to travel in an orbit.
The space station is now orbiting.- similar words:
- circle, revolve, ring, rotate, travel
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| related words: |
round |
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| derivation: |
orbital (adj.) |
Orbit comes from an early French word that means "the track of a wheel."
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