orbit
/ˈɔː.bɪt/US /ˈɔr.bɪt/orbit
NOUNDefinition of orbit
An orbit is a circular path achieved by an object that goes around another that is generally bigger.
Example: The Earth's orbit around the sun is completed in nearly three hundred sixty-five days and a quarter of day.
An orbit is the hole in the skull containing the eyeball.
Example: Cartoon characters sometimes have their eyeballs going out of their orbits in order to make their expression look funny.
An orbit is the sphere of influence a powerful person, organization or country can have.
Example: During the Cold War, almost all Eastern European countries were in the orbit of the USSR.
orbit
EXAMPLESExamples of orbit
The Earth's orbit around the sun is completed in nearly three hundred sixty-five days and a quarter of day.
Example sentenceCartoon characters sometimes have their eyeballs going out of their orbits in order to make their expression look funny.
Example sentenceDuring the Cold War, almost all Eastern European countries were in the orbit of the USSR.
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