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1. The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
   "he plotted the orbit of the moon"; "he plotted the celestial orbit of the moon"
   - celestial orbit
    
2. A particular environment or walk of life
   "he's out of my orbit"
   - sphere, domain, area, field, arena
    
3. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
   "in the political orbit of a world power"
   - scope, range, reach, compass, ambit
    
4. The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
   - electron orbit
    
5. The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
   - eye socket, cranial orbit, orbital cavity

1. Circle or revolve around another object; move in an orbit
   "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
   - orb, revolve

Derived forms: orbiting, orbits, orbited

See also: orbital, orbiter, suborbital

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, circle, circulate, environment, extent, itinerary, path, route

Part of: skull

Encyclopedia: Orbit