ORBIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: “the range of a supersonic jet”
   Synonym(s)
   • ambit (what does ambit mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • scope (what does scope mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the ambit of municipal legislation
   • within the compass of this article
   • within the scope of an investigation
   • outside the reach of the law
   • in t
   Hypernyms(s) orbit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extent (what does extent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • approximate range (what does approximate range mean?)
   • ballpark (what does ballpark mean?)
   • confines (what does confines mean?)
   • contrast (what does contrast mean?)
   • internationality (what does internationality mean?)
   • internationalism (what does internationalism mean?)
   • latitude (what does latitude mean?)
   • horizon (what does horizon mean?)
   • view (what does view mean?)
   • purview (what does purview mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • expanse (what does expanse mean?)
   • gamut (what does gamut mean?)
   • spectrum (what does spectrum mean?)
   • palette (what does palette mean?)
   • pallet (what does pallet mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • straddle (what does straddle mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
   Synonym(s)
   • cranial orbit (what does cranial orbit mean?)
   • eye socket (what does eye socket mean?)
   • orbital cavity (what does orbital cavity mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) orbit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cavity (what does cavity mean?)
   • bodily cavity (what does bodily cavity mean?)
   • cavum (what does cavum mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
   Synonym(s)
   • celestial orbit (what does celestial orbit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he plotted the orbit of the moon
   Hypernyms(s) orbit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • path (what does path mean?)
   • route (what does route mean?)
   • itinerary (what does itinerary mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • geosynchronous orbit (what does geosynchronous orbit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
   Synonym(s)
   • electron orbit (what does electron orbit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) orbit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • path (what does path mean?)
   • route (what does route mean?)
   • itinerary (what does itinerary mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a particular environment or walk of life
   Synonym(s)
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • arena (what does arena mean?)
   • domain (what does domain mean?)
   • field (what does field mean?)
   • sphere (what does sphere mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his social sphere is limited
   • it was a closed area of employment
   • he’’s out of my orbit
   Hypernyms(s) orbit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • distaff (what does distaff mean?)
   • front (what does front mean?)
   • kingdom (what does kingdom mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • realm (what does realm mean?)
   • lap (what does lap mean?)
   • political arena (what does political arena mean?)
   • political sphere (what does political sphere mean?)
   • preserve (what does preserve mean?)
   • province (what does province mean?)
   • responsibility (what does responsibility mean?)

ORBIT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • move in an orbit
   Synonym(s)
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The moon orbits around the Earth
   • The planets are orbiting the sun
   • electrons orbit the nucleus
   Hypernyms(s) orbit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • retrograde (what does retrograde mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • revolution (what does revolution mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • electron orbit (what does electron orbit mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • celestial orbit (what does celestial orbit mean?)
   • satellite (what does satellite mean?)
   • artificial satellite (what does artificial satellite mean?)
   • orbiter (what does orbiter mean?)