orbit

US /ˈɔrbɪt/

UK /'ɔ:bɪt/

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noun

  • Path an object takes as it circles another object
  • The bony cavity in the skull containing the eye.
  • The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  • The sphere of influence or control; range.

verb

  • To go around another object (often in space)

other

  • To revolve around (a star, planet, or moon).

other

  • To travel around something in a curved path.