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   orbit

   /ˈɔːbɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution: "the Earth's orbit around the sun" Similar coursepathcircuittracktrajectoryrotationrevolutioncirclecycleroundrare:circumgyration
   • ▪ one complete circuit round an orbited body: "the satellite will complete one orbit every 12 hours"
   • ▪ the state of moving in an orbit: "the earth is in orbit around the sun"
   • ▪ the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus.
   • 2. an area of activity, interest, or influence: "audiences drawn largely from outside the Party orbit" Similar spheresphere of influencearea of activityrangereachscopeambitcompasssweepjurisdictionauthorityremitspan of controldomainrealmprovinceterritorypreservedepartmentturfinformal:bailiwick
   • 3. the cavity in the skull of a vertebrate that contains the eye; the eye socket.
   • ▪ the area round the eye of a bird or other animal.

   verb

   • 1. (of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit round (a star or planet): "Mercury orbits the Sun"
   • ▪ move in a circle: "the discs spun and orbited slowly"
   • ▪ put (a satellite) into orbit: "France has been orbiting satellites with her own launcher"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in orbit (sense 3 of the noun)): from Latin orbita ‘course, track’ (in medieval Latin ‘eye socket’), feminine of orbitus ‘circular’, from orbis ‘ring’.

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   What does orbit mean?

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   What does it mean if a planet is in orbit?

   • The Short Answer: An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the Moon. Since the Earth orbits the Sun, you’re actually in orbit right now! Many planets, like Earth, have moons that orbit them.

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   What is an object in an orbit called?

   • An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the Moon. Since the Earth orbits the Sun, you’re actually in orbit right now! Many planets, like Earth, have moons that orbit them. A satellite can also be man-made, like the International Space Station.

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   What does Órbita mean?

   • órbita, girar alrededor de, órbita [feminine… órbita, orbitar, descrever uma órbita ao redor de… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ORBIT definition: the circular journey that a spacecraft or planet makes around the sun, the moon, or another planet: .

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   What does elliptical orbit mean?

   • To put into an orbit, as a satellite is put into orbit around the Earth. In astronomy, the path followed by an object revolving around another object, under the influence of gravitation ( see satellite). In physics, the path followed by an electron within an atom. The planets follow elliptical orbits around the sun ( see ellipse).

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   What does it mean to put a satellite into orbit?

   • To move in an orbit around another body. To put into an orbit, as a satellite is put into orbit around the Earth. In astronomy, the path followed by an object revolving around another object, under the influence of gravitation ( see satellite). In physics, the path followed by an electron within an atom.

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     ORBIT meaning: 1. the curved path through which objects in...

   • Orbit in Traditional Chinese

     ORBIT translate: （天體圍繞行星或恆星運行的）軌道, 繞軌道運行，沿軌道圍繞（行星或恆星）運行....

   • Orbit: Japanese Translation

     ORBIT translate: 軌道, 軌道（きどう）, 周回（しゅうかい）する. Learn more in the...

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   • Orbit: Korean Translation

     orbit translate: 궤도. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   • Orbit: Thai Translation

     orbit translate: วิถีโคจร, โคจร. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Orbit: Polish Translation

     ORBIT translate: orbita, oczodół, orbita, okrążać. Learn...

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   noun. the curved path, usually elliptical, taken by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. the usual course of one's life or range of one's activities. the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person: a small nation in the Russian orbit.

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   6 days ago · The Short Answer: An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the Moon. Since the Earth orbits the Sun, you’re actually in orbit right now!

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   In celestial mechanics, an orbit (also known as orbital revolution) is the curved trajectory of an object [1] such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or Lagrange point.

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   An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star.

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   orbit. noun. /ˈɔːbɪt/. /ˈɔːrbɪt/. enlarge image. [countable, uncountable]a curved path followed by a planet or an object as it moves around another planet, star, moon, etc. the earth’s orbit around the sun. in orbita space station in orbit around the moon.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › orbitORBIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    the circular journey that a spacecraft or planet makes around the sun, the moon, or another planet: the Earth's orbit. Two satellites are already in orbit. It was the first spacecraft to go into orbit around Jupiter.