orbit
21orbit — I UK [ˈɔː(r)bɪt] / US [ˈɔrbɪt] noun Word forms orbit : singular orbit plural orbits * 1) [countable] astronomy the path that is taken by an object moving around a larger object in space the planet s orbit around the sun in orbit (= moving around… …
22orbit — n. 1) to make an orbit around, of, round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) 2) in; into orbit (to put a satellite into orbit) * * * [ ɔːbɪt] of round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) into orbit (to put a satellite into… …
23orbit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin orbita, from Latin, rut, track, probably from orbis Date: 15th century the bony socket of the eye • orbital adjective II. noun Etymology: Latin orbita path, rut, orbit Date: 1696 …
24orbit — or|bit1 [ ɔrbıt ] noun * 1. ) count the path taken by an object moving around a larger object in space: the planet s orbit around the sun in orbit (=moving around a larger object): Space stations are designed to remain in orbit for years. 2. )… …
25orbit — {{11}}orbit (n.) late 14c., the eye socket, from M.L. orbita, transferred use of L. orbita wheel track, course, orbit (see ORB (Cf. orb)). Astronomical sense first recorded 1690s in English; it was in classical Latin, revived in Gerard of Cremona …
26orbit — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)bɪt[/t]] orbits, orbiting, orbited 1) N COUNT: also in/into N An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star. Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time... The… …
27Orbit — Umlaufbahn * * * Ọr|bit 〈m. 6〉 Umlaufbahn um eine Masse ● Orbit eines Satelliten um den Mond, eines Elektrons um den Atomkern [engl.] * * * Ọr|bit, der; s, s [engl. orbit < lat. orbita = (Kreis)bahn] (Raumfahrt): elliptische Umlaufbahn eines …
28orbit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. path, track, circuit, revolution, course; region, range, sphere, realm, scope; province, sphere of influence. See astronautics, business. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Path described by one body revolving… …
29orbit — noun 1》 the regularly repeated elliptical course of a celestial object or spacecraft about a star or planet. ↘the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus. 2》 a field of activity or influence: they brought many friends within the orbit of… …
30orbit — 1 verb (I, T) to travel in a circle around a much larger object such as the Earth, the sun etc: The satellite orbits the Earth every 48 hours. 2 noun (C) 1 the path travelled by an object which is moving around another much larger object such as… …
