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orbit

English

  1. 🔊 the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
    “he plotted the orbit of the moon”
  2. 🔊 the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
  3. 🔊 the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
  4. 🔊 an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
    “a piano has a greater range than the human voice”
  5. 🔊 a particular environment or walk of life
    “his social sphere is limited”
  6. 🔊 move in an orbit
    “The moon orbits around the Earth”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 órbita orbit
  2. 🔊 orbitar to orbit

Similar words

scope range reach compass ambit eye socket cranial orbit orbital cavity celestial orbit electron orbit sphere domain area field arena orb revolve earth insertion lem lm o air lane ambit annular muscle