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orbit

/ˈɔɹ.bɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Orbit means: a particular environment or walk of life.

Synonyms for orbit17

noun, as in a particular environment or walk of life

sphere, domain, area, field, arena

noun, as in an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

scope, range, reach, compass, ambit

noun, as in the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

eye socket, cranial orbit, orbital cavity

noun, as in the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

celestial orbit

noun, as in the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

electron orbit

verb, as in move in an orbit

orb, revolve

What does orbit mean?6

noun

1

a particular environment or walk of life“his social sphere is limited”

2

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:“a piano has a greater range than the human voice”

3

the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

4

the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another“he plotted the orbit of the moon”

5

the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

verb

1

move in an orbit“The moon orbits around the Earth”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Orbit in a sentence

  • You’re going into orbit, you stupid mutt.espamatics
  • Laika, a female dog, was the first animal to be launched into orbit.Hybrid
  • The satellite is in orbit around the moon.CK
  • The spaceship is out of orbit around the moon.frpzzd
  • The rocket put a communications satellite into orbit.trieuho
  • The rocket is in orbit around the moon.CM
  • A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor the melting of glaciers.AlanF_US
  • For the first time a satellite was launched into orbit.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of orbit

as a noun

plural
orbits

as a verb

past tense
orbited
present participle
orbiting
third-person singular
orbits