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orbit Definition
(n)
the
(
usually
elliptical
)
path
described
by
one
celestial
body
in
its
revolution
about
another
; "
he
plotted
the
orbit
of
the
moon
"
(n)
a
particular
environment
or
walk
of
life
; "
his
social
sphere
is
limited
"; "
it
was
a
closed
area
of
employment
"; "
he
''
s
out
of
my
orbit
"
(n)
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
t
(n)
the
path
of
an
electron
around
the
nucleus
of
an
atom
(n)
the
bony
cavity
in
the
skull
containing
the
eyeball
(v)
move
in
an
orbit
; "
The
moon
orbits
around
the
Earth
"; "
The
planets
are
orbiting
the
sun
"; "
electrons
orbit
the
nucleus
"
orbit Synonyms
ambit
area
arena
celestial orbit
compass
cranial orbit
domain
electron orbit
eye socket
field
orbit
orbital cavity
range
reach
revolve
scope
sphere
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