Meaning of orbit
Definition of orbit
(noun)
the (usually elliptical)
path
described
by one
celestial
body
in its
revolution
about
another; "he
plotted
the
orbit
of the moon"
a
particular
environment
or
walk
of life; "his
social
sphere is limited"; "it was a
closed
area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
an
area
in which something
acts
or operates or has
power
or control: "the
range
of a
supersonic
jet"; "a
piano
has a
greater
range
than the
human
voice"; "the ambit of
municipal
legislation"; "within the
compass
of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the
reach
of the law"; "in the
political
orbit
of a
world
power"
the
path
of an
electron
around
the
nucleus
of an
atom
the
bony
cavity
in the
skull
containing the
eyeball
(verb)
move
in an orbit; "The
moon
orbits
around
the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons
orbit
the nucleus"
Other information on orbit
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