orbit

  • 31orbit — n. & v. n. 1 a the curved, usu. closed course of a planet, satellite, etc. b (prec. by in, into, out of, etc.) the state of motion in an orbit. c one complete passage around an orbited body. 2 the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus. 3 a… …

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  • 32ORBit — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Orbit.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Orbite (homonymie). ORBit est un composant CORBA ORB. La version courante s appelle ORBit2 ; la version correspondante de CORBA est V2.4. Il a été développé… …

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  • 33Orbit — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Orbite (homonymie). Entreprises Orbit est une maison d édition internationale, spécialisée en fantasy e …

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  • 34orbit — 1. noun a) A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object. The Moons orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete. b) A sphere of influence; an area of control. In the post WWII era, several eastern European… …

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  • 35orbit — [16] Orbit comes from Latin orbita. This was a derivative of the noun orbis, which originally meant ‘circle, disc’. It was applied metaphorically to a number of circular things, including the ‘circular path of a satellite’ (from which the main… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36orbit — 1. noun 1) the monthly orbit of the Moon Syn: course, path, circuit, track, trajectory, rotation, revolution, circle; rare circumgyration 2) the problem comes outside our orbit Syn: sphere, sphere of influence …

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  • 37orbit — or•bit [[t]ˈɔr bɪt[/t]] n. 1) astron. the curved path, usu. elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body 2) the usual course of one s life 3) the sphere of influence, as of a nation or person 4) phs… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38orbit — <lat.> 1. astr. Göy cisminin hərəkət etdiyi yol. Marsın orbiti. // Süni peyklərin, kosmik gəmilərin hərəkət etdiyi yol. Kosmik gəmi Yer səthi üzərində perigeyi 175 kilometr və apogeyi 302 kilometr olan orbitə çıxmışdır. 2. məc. Mehvər.… …

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  • 39orbit — [16] Orbit comes from Latin orbita. This was a derivative of the noun orbis, which originally meant ‘circle, disc’. It was applied metaphorically to a number of circular things, including the ‘circular path of a satellite’ (from which the main… …

    Word origins

  • 40orbit — See: GO INTO ORBIT …

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