orbit

[US]/ˈɔːbɪt/
[UK]/ˈɔːrbɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. path followed by an object in space, eye socket, sphere of influence
vi. to travel in a circular path around something
vt. to move around in a circular path

Phrases & Collocations

satellite in orbit

geostationary orbit

low Earth orbit

polar orbit

in orbit

earth orbit

orbit determination

circular orbit

elliptical orbit

orbit the earth

orbit transfer

elliptic orbit

go into orbit

orbit calculation

Example Sentences

observe the orbit of the moon.

orbit perturbation of spacecraft

the earth is in orbit around the sun.

Mercury orbits the Sun.

the orbit of the outermost of these eight planets.

The moon orbits Earth.

a linkup of two orbiting spacecraft.

bring sth. within the orbit of

the mobile's disks spun and orbited slowly.

the planets orbit the sun in roughly the same plane.

The earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days.

Our satellite itself will orbit around the moon for a period of two days.

stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets.

shuttle a scientific payload to an orbiting space station.

Let's pretend we're on the spaceship orbiting round the earth!

The orbiter closed with the space station in preparation for docking.

They put a weather satellite into orbit round the earth.

A plane orbited over the landing field.

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