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Meanings of orbit in English

Russian
орбита
Portuguese
órbita
Catalan
òrbita
Spanish
órbita
Wikidata

Gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in outer space; circular or elliptical path of one object around another object.

Related terms
орбита
Russian
глазная впадина
Portuguese
orbita
Spanish
orbita ocular
Catalan
conca de l'ull
Wikidata

Cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.

глазная впадина
Synonyms
Examples for "bony orbit"
Examples for "bony orbit"
1
Enophthalmos is defined as a backward, and usually downward, displacement of the globe into the bony orbit.
Pubmed
2
In the wild buffalo the eye is always deeply set, well protected by the edge of the bony orbit, and perfect in form and expression.
The Extermination of the American Bison
Portuguese
esfera
Catalan
domini
Spanish
esfera

A particular environment or walk of life.

esfera
Portuguese
escopo
Catalan
esfera
Spanish
esfera

An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

escopo
Usage of orbit in English
1
Unfortunately, it costs way more to actually put 1 kg into orbit.
Wired
2
That implied that Northern Ireland would remain within the EU's economic orbit.
The Irish Times
3
Yes, the target satellite's orbit was known well ahead of the interception.
Wired
4
Then you learn to achieve orbit, and bring your astronaut home safely.
Wired
5
Within four months, the United States had placed Explorer 1 into orbit.
Wired
6
Markus, who'd only been in orbit for a few days, sounded great.
Seveneves
7
Shall I change the Earth's orbit for you while I'm at it?
Abaddon's Gate
8
The exoplanet takes about 229 days to orbit its dual parent stars.
Wired
9
There aren't any antiorbital weapons allowed on Earth or in Earth orbit.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
10
The earth revolves around the sun in an orbit called an ellipse.
The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
11
Let the half-submerged earth sail around the sun in an appropriate orbit.
Recreations in Astronomy / With Directions for Practical Experim...
12
Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars involve very different voyages and challenges.
Wired
13
Actually, you don't even need to be in orbit to feel weightless.
Wired
14
The Sim Sup let us enjoy a perfectly nominal ascent into orbit.
Riding rockets
15
It's quite featureless and, at the moment, it holds a steady orbit.
The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
16
But sometimes even mature companies need a booster to get into orbit.
Wired
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Translations for orbit
Orbit through the time
Orbit across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
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