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Another word for orbit

orbit Synonyms

orbit

n.

Path described by one body revolving around another
revolution, ellipse, circle, ring, circuit, path, apogee, course, perigee, lap, round, cycle, curve, parabolic orbit, synchronous orbit, hold pattern, transfer orbit, flight path; see also revolution 1.
Range of activity or influence
sphere, arena, range, field, boundary, limit, circumference, compass, circle, bounds, department, domain, dominion, jurisdiction, precinct, province, realm; see also area 2.

orbit Synonyms

orbit

v.

To revolve around another body
circle, encircle, compass, encompass, ring, move in a circuit, go around, revolve; see also circle.
To put into orbit
fire, blast off, lift off, project; see launch 2.

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Another word for orbit

noun

A course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself:
circle, circuit, cycle, round, tour, turn. See repetition
A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:
area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world. (Slang) bag. See territory
An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:
ambit, compass, extension, extent, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See territory

verb

To move or cause to move in circles or around an axis:

circle, circumvolve, gyrate, revolve, rotate, turn, wheel. See move, repetition

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Ordinary meteors, in the region of the earth's orbit, appear to be separated by intervals of about 250 m.
Encke, the astronomer who first investigated its orbit and showed its periodicity.
It is now known to correspond to the actual orbit of the planet round the sun.
Another element is the time of revolution of the body in its orbit, called its period.
If a point be in motion in any orbit and with any velocity, and if, at each instant, a line be drawn from a fixed point parallel and equal to the velocity of the moving point at that instant, the extremities of these lines will lie on a curve called the hodograph.

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