Orbit
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Orbit is the curved path that an object takes as it moves around another object under the influence of gravity, like Earth's orbit around the sun or the moon's orbit around Earth.
The word extends to any regular circular movement or range of activity: The issue falls outside my orbit.
Satellites orbit planets, electrons orbit nuclei, and a person may orbit a social scene without fully engaging.
To put something into orbit is to launch it into space so that it circles a celestial body.
Orbiting celestial body
- planetStar-orbiting spherical body
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- ellipticalOval-shaped or indirect
- trajectoryPath of moving object
gravitational · celestial · revolution · apogee · perigee · perihelion · aphelion · Kepler
Perfectly round solid
- influencePower to affect others
- domainArea of control
- circleCurved closed shape
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
ambit · range · scope · purview · world · reach · network · social
Curved closed shape
- revolveTurn around center
- rotateTurn about an axis
- circumnavigateTravel entirely around something
- encircleSurround on all sides
loop · spiral · cycle · path · around · circling · ring · gyrate
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
- planetStar-orbiting spherical body
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- ellipticalOval-shaped or indirect
trajectory · gravitational · celestial · revolution · apogee · perigee · perihelion · aphelion · Kepler · geocentric
sphere
Perfectly round solid
realm · ambit · range · scope · purview · world · reach · network · social · political
circle
Curved closed shape
- revolveTurn around center
- rotateTurn about an axis
- circumnavigateTravel entirely around something
encircle · loop · spiral · cycle · path · around · circling · ring · gyrate · wheel
ISS
Orbiting multinational research facility
docking · reentry · astronaut · cosmonaut · altitude · debris · tracking · launch · mission · rendezvous
eye
Organ of sight
rim · fracture · cavity · ocular · brow · frontal · maxillary · floor · wall · blowout
- mascotsTony the Tiger, Ronald McDonald, Pillsbury Doughboy, Mr. Clean, Geico Gecko
- PublishersSimon & Schuster, book publisher, Penguin Books, Penguin, Random House
- fansfan, sports fan, superfan, superfans, die-hard fan
- patentspatent, patents, patent application, patent office, patent applications
Orbitstraight line
Undeviated continuous path
linear path · beeline · trajectory · plunge · straight shot
- orbital tiltAngle of rotational axis
- lunar orbitPath around Earth's satellite
- Earth orbitPath around our planet
- orbital sanderPower tool spinning abrasive
- heliocentric orbitRevolution around the sun
- satellite orbitsPaths spacecraft follow around bodies
orbital, orbiting, orbited, orbiter, orbiters, orbits, orb, orbs