Orbit
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -É”Ë(r)bɪt
Origin
From Latin orbita ("course, track").
Full definition of orbit
Noun
orbit
(plural orbits)- A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object.The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.
- A sphere of influence; an area of control.In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
- The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
- (anatomy) The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
- (physics) The path an electron takes around an atom's nucleus.
- (mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
Verb
Synonyms
- (move around the general vicinity of) circumambulate, tag along
- (place an object into an orbit) launch