Orbit

Meaning

Noun

●

In Astronomy:

the

of one

around a point or another body.

A

or

of a

celestial object

or

around

,

,

, or Lagrange point, especially a

revolution.

A

or

of a

celestial object

or

around

,

,

, or Lagrange point, especially a

revolution.;One

round an

body.

●

the

of one

around a point or another body.

The state of

an orbit.

●

In Physics:

the

of one

around a point or another body.

The

of an

around an

nucleus.

●

In Pinball:

the

of one

around a point or another body.

A

for the

on the

of the

, usually

so that the

end will

of the other.

●

A

sphere of influence

; an area or

of

, interest, or control.

●

In Anatomy:

The

in the

of a

the eyeball.

●

In Anatomy & Zoology:

The

in the

of a

the eyeball.

The area around the

of a

or other animal.

●

In Curves & Mathematics:

A

of

related by the

of a

system.

●

In Geometry & Group theory:

The

of

s of a set X to which a given

can be

by members of a

group of

transformations

that

X.

●

A state of increased

,

, or anger.

Verb

●

In Astronomy:

To

or

another

or position.

To place an

(e.g. a

) into an

around a planet.

●

To

the general

of something.

●

To

a circle.

●

To

(around).

●

To

to

with someone via

after

with them.

Sourced from

Origin

orbit

English

orbita

Latin

orbis

Latin

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