orbit
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (eye socket) orbita
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English orbite, orbita, from Latin orbita (“course, track, impression, mark”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.bɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/
Audio (General American): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪt
Noun
[edit]orbit (countable and uncountable, plural orbits)
- The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
- (astronomy) An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- (uncountable) The state of moving in an orbit.
- (physics) The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
- (pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
- A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
- In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
- The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
- (anatomy) The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
- Synonyms: eye socket, cranial orbit
- (mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
- (geometry, group theory) The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
- (poker, Texas hold 'em) The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
- All right, I'll play one more orbit but then I'm leaving!
- (informal) A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
- Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car.
- 2017 September 18, Andrew McGarry, “AFL finals week two: The heroes and villains from the elimination semi-finals”, in ABC News[1], archived from the original on 2 October 2018:
- Given a veritable Pagan's Paddock by the Cats to work in on Friday night, Danger booted two goals in the first seven minutes to send Geelong fans into orbit.
Usage notes
[edit]When referring to astronomical orbits, "in orbit" and "on orbit" have somewhat different meanings. In general, a body is said to be "in orbit" if it is in freefall going around another body; while something happens "on orbit"(Can we verify(+) this sense?) if it occurs aboard an orbiting spacecraft. Thus one might say, "The space capsule is in orbit, and the astronauts inside are performing experiments on orbit."
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Verb
[edit]orbit (third-person singular simple present orbits, present participle orbiting, simple past and past participle orbited)
- (astronomy) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
- The Earth orbits the Sun.
- The satellite orbits the Lagrange point.
- To move around the general vicinity of something.
- The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.
- Synonyms: circumambulate, tag along
- To move in a circle.
- (transitive) To center (around).
- 2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke):
- I have orbited my entire life around you, and you know it, okay?
- (transitive, dating) To continue to follow and/or engage with someone via social media after breaking up with them.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “orbit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “orbit”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
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[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]orbit (definite accusative orbiti, plural orbitlər)
Declension
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | orbit |
orbitlər | ||||||
definite accusative | orbiti |
orbitləri | ||||||
dative | orbitə |
orbitlərə | ||||||
locative | orbitdə |
orbitlərdə | ||||||
ablative | orbitdən |
orbitlərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | orbitin |
orbitlərin |
Further reading
[edit]- “orbit” in Obastan.com.
Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]orbit
- nominative plural of orbi
Malay
[edit]Noun
[edit]orbit (Jawi spelling اوربيت, plural orbit-orbit, informal 1st possessive orbitku, 2nd possessive orbitmu, 3rd possessive orbitnya)
Further reading
[edit]- “orbit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Past participle of orbi.
Pronunciation
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[edit]orbit m or n (feminine singular orbită, masculine plural orbiți, feminine and neuter plural orbite)
Declension
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[edit]orbit (past participle of orbi)
- past participle of orbi
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