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orbits
noun(or-bit)the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
Synonyms: celestial orbit,
Examples:
He plotted the orbit of the moon.
orbits
noun(or-bit)an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
Examples:
In the political orbit of a world power.
orbits
noun(or-bit)a particular environment or walk of life
Examples:
He's out of my orbit.
orbits
verb(or-bit)move in an orbit
Examples:
The moon orbits around the Earth.
The planets are orbiting the sun.
Electrons orbit the nucleus.
The planets are orbiting the sun.
Electrons orbit the nucleus.
orbits
noun(or-bit)the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
Synonyms: cranial orbit, eye socket, orbital cavity,
orbits
noun(or-bit)the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
Synonyms: electron orbit,