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orbit
noun
the
curved
path
that
a
planet
,
moon
,
or
human-made
object
follows
as
it
goes
around
another
body
in
space
•
The
moon
travels
along
its
orbit
around
Earth
.
The
moon
travels
along
its
orbit
around
Earth
.
•
Mars
has
a
longer
orbit
than
Earth
because
it
is
farther
from
the
Sun
.
Mars
has
a
longer
orbit
than
Earth
because
it
is
farther
from
the
Sun
.
From
Latin
orbita
“
track
,
course
”.
verb
to
move
around
a
planet
,
star
,
or
other
object
in
space
in
a
curved
path
•
The
International
Space
Station
orbits
Earth
roughly
every
ninety
minutes
.
The
International
Space
Station
orbits
Earth
roughly
every
ninety
minutes
.
•
Thousands
of
tiny
particles
orbit
Saturn
,
creating
its
famous
rings
.
Thousands
of
tiny
particles
orbit
Saturn
,
creating
its
famous
rings
.
Back-formation
from
the
noun
orbit
.
verb
to
send
a
spacecraft
or
satellite
so
that
it
travels
around
a
planet
or
other
body
in
space
•
The
agency
plans
to
orbit
a
new
weather
satellite
next
year
.
The
agency
plans
to
orbit
a
new
weather
satellite
next
year
.
•
Engineers
successfully
orbited
the
probe
after
two
engine
burns
.
Engineers
successfully
orbited
the
probe
after
two
engine
burns
.
Extension
of
the
intransitive
verb
sense
.
noun
a
range
or
area
of
activity
,
influence
,
or
interest
that
someone
or
something
has
•
The
small
firm
soon
fell
within
the
larger
corporation
’
s
orbit
.
The
small
firm
soon
fell
within
the
larger
corporation
’
s
orbit
.
•
She
works
in
the
political
orbit
of
the
prime
minister
.
She
works
in
the
political
orbit
of
the
prime
minister
.
Figurative
use
based
on
the
path
sense
.
noun
the
bony
cavity
in
the
skull
that
holds
the
eye
;
eye
socket
•
The
doctor
examined
the
bones
around
the
left
orbit
for
fractures
.
The
doctor
examined
the
bones
around
the
left
orbit
for
fractures
.
•
In
some
reptiles
,
the
orbit
is
larger
to
accommodate
extensive
eye
muscles
.
In
some
reptiles
,
the
orbit
is
larger
to
accommodate
extensive
eye
muscles
.
Adopted
into
anatomy
for
its
circular
shape
.
