Orbit synonyms

ring

(Historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.

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apogee

The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.

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lap

An area of responsibility, interest, or control:

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perigee

(Perhaps archaic except astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.

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turn

A momentary shock or scare:

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revolution

The time taken for a body to go around an orbit and return to its original position

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circuit

A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round:

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path

A course of action or conduct:

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course

Development in a particular way; progress:

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round

A regular, customary course or circuit, as by a watchman of a station, a doctor of hospital patients, a drinker of a number of bars, etc.

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hold pattern

Path described by one body revolving around another

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transfer orbit

Path described by one body revolving around another

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flight-path

A predefined route of travel for an aircraft or spacecraft.

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sphere

(Mythology) An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc. [from 14th c.]

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arena

An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (N. America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

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range

An area for practicing shooting at targets.

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field

An area or setting of practical activity or application outside an office, school, factory, or laboratory:

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boundary

The definition of a boundary is a line or something else that marks a limit or border.

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limit

(Mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).

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circumference

The circumference is defined as the distance around something round or rounded, especially the distance around the edge of a circle.

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compass

An enclosed area

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circle

A planar region bounded by a circle.

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bounds

Plural form of bound.

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department

A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac.

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radius

Any of various longitudinal veins in the wing of an insect

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tour

(Military) A tour of duty.

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area

(Soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.

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bailiwick

The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

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domain

The definition of a domain is a group of workgroups within the same company or organization that governs the ability of all the computers to communicate with other groups of computers both within and outside of the organization.

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province

An area, division, or branch of learning or activity

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realm

The domain of a certain abstraction.

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scene

So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes.

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subject

(Grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

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terrain

(Geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.

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territory

(Sports) The area of a field defended by a specified team:

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world

A state of existence:

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bag

(Preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.

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ambit

The sphere or area of control and influence of something.

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extension

A publicly funded program offering such instruction along with information on agriculture, home economics, and business.

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extent

(Computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

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purview

The general scope and coverage of a statute.

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reach

The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown.

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ellipse

A conic section whose plane is not parallel to the axis, base, or generatrix of the intersected cone.

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cycle

An interval of time during which a characteristic, often regularly repeated event or sequence of events occurs:

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curve

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

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parabolic orbit

Path described by one body revolving around another

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synchronous-orbit

A geostationary orbit.

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dominion

Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty

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jurisdiction

The power wielded by a government over its subjects, their property, and the land and natural resources within its boundaries.

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precinct

Any limited area, as of thought

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encircle

To make a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround

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encompass

To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

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move in a circuit

To revolve around another body

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go around

To revolve around another body

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revolve

(Intransitive) To recur in cycles.

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fire

To drive away by setting a fire.

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blast-off

(Idiomatic, intransitive) to begin ascent under rocket power

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lift-off

To put into orbit

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project

To form a plan or intention for:

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launch (related)

To set going; initiate:

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captured

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eccentric

The definition of eccentric is something that is not exactly circular.

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geostationary

Of, relating to, or being a satellite that travels above earth's equator from west to east at an altitude of approximately 35,900 kilometers (22,300 miles) and at an angular speed matching that of the earth's rotation, thus remaining stationary as observed from any location on the earth's surface.

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synchronous

(Computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.

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epicycle

A circle whose center moves along the circumference of another, larger circle

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influence

The ability of a person or group to produce effects indirectly by means of power based on wealth, high position, etc.

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retrograde

(Music) The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first.

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rotation

A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.

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scope

The opportunity or possibility to function or be active:

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track

Course; way; as, the track of a comet.

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sweep

The steady motion of an electron beam across a cathode-ray tube.

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swing

(Informal, Business) Regular upward and downward change in the price of stocks or in some other business activity

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circumvolve

To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

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gyrate

To move in a spiral or spirallike course.

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rotate

(Intransitive) to spin, turn, or revolve.

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wheel

Wheel is defined as to turn, carry or move something along in a vehicle with wheels.

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repetition (related)

(Weightlifting): The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion; also called a rep. A group of repetitions is a set.

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move (related)

To stir the emotions:

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orbital-cavity (related)

(Anatomy) An eye socket.

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orbital (related)

A partial description of the quantum state of an electron (or other particle) orbiting the nucleus of an atom. Different orbitals have different shapes and orientations, depending on the energy of the electron, its angular momentum, and its magnetic number. Orbitals have no clear boundaries; the shape of an orbital, as depicted graphically, shows only the regions around the nucleus in which an electron has a relatively high probability of being found. No more than two electrons (each with opposite spin) can coexist in a single orbital because of the Pauli exclusion principle.

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eye-socket

(Anatomy) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit:

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cranial-orbit

(Anatomy) An eye socket.

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celestial orbit

the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

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electron orbit

the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

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orb

(Poetic) to form into an orb or circle

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solar-system (related)

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galaxy (related)

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jovian (related)

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spacecraft (related)

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asteroid (related)

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milky-way (related)

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neutron-star (related)

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magnetosphere (related)

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saturn (related)

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binary-system (related)

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gas-giant (related)

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jupiter (related)

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star-cluster (related)

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comet (related)

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globular-cluster (related)

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