orbit
🇺🇸
/ˈɔːrbɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɔːbɪt/
noun
R
The curved path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.
The moon's orbit around Earth takes about 27 days.
R
The area or range that someone or something can influence or control.
The new policy falls within the government's orbit of authority.
verb
R
To move in a curved path around a larger object in space.
Earth orbits the sun once every year.
translation
The curved path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.; The area or range that someone or something can influence or control.
To move in a curved path around a larger object in space.
Word Forms
3rd Present
orbits
Past
orbited
Perfect
orbited
Progressive
orbiting
Plural
orbits