Orbits Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Orbits

Meaning 1 : the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

    Example : he plotted the orbit of the moon

    Synonyms : celestial orbit
Meaning 2 : an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

    Example : in the political orbit of a world power

    Synonyms : ambit,  compass,  range,  reach,  scope
Meaning 3 : a particular environment or walk of life

    Example : he's out of my orbit

    Synonyms : area,  arena,  domain,  field,  sphere
Meaning 4 : move in an orbit

    Example : The moon orbits around the Earth,The planets are orbiting the sun,electrons orbit the nucleus

    Synonyms : orb,  revolve
Meaning 5 : the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

    Synonyms : cranial orbit,  eye socket,  orbital cavity
Meaning 6 : the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

    Synonyms : electron orbit