meaning of orbit
1. The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
2. An orb or ball.
3. The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
4. The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
5. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "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
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Related Words
orbit | orbit period | orbital | orbital cavity | orbital motion | orbital plane | orbital point | orbital rotation | orbitale | orbitar | orbitary | orbitelae | orbiter | orbitolites | orbitonasal | orbitosphenoid | orbitosphenoidal | orbituary | orbitude | orbity |
