Meaning & use
orbit
The curved path that an object in space follows around a star, planet, or other larger body.
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The satellite completes one orbit of Earth roughly every ninety minutes.
Scientists calculated the comet's orbit to predict when it would next be visible.
A note on using this word
Orbit is also used figuratively to describe someone's sphere of influence or the group of people around a powerful figure, as in 'within his orbit.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To move in a continuous circular or elliptical path around another object.
The moon orbits Earth roughly once every twenty-seven days.
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