orbit
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈɔrbɪt/
:
esfera de influencia
- His personal orbit involves a variety of artists and thinkers who inspire his work.
- U.S. orbit
- American orbit
- Soviet orbit
And there are in fact, some people in the LP's orbit who seem fine.
- And there are in fact, some people in the LP's orbit who seem fine.
- Those people, a lot of them were in the Epstein orbit.
- So that, you know, there were an orbit of young girls that she had access to.
- So the myth was cultivated pretty well if you weren't in his direct orbit.
- These people have been around and like a toxic orbit around this woman and perhaps.
- I'm the founder of the orbit of USA Shaolin Temple.
Examples
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When he was sent away to school, out of his parents' orbit, he was happy.
Fiction book (1990) -
Denmark was was sort of in the orbit of of Germany as far as culture went.
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The town is Primanproper, Massachusetts, which lies within the cultural orbit of Boston.
Fiction book (1998) -
To some extent, Natchez fell into the orbit of New Orleans, which had a metropolitan population of about 140,000.
Academic text (2017) -
The politician's decisions affected everyone in her orbit, including her advisors and supporters.
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After the merger, the company expanded its orbit to include several new markets throughout Europe.
Synonyms
∞
2.9
The area or limits where something has an effect
∞
2.9
A particular area of study or work
752
2.0
A subject people study, like biology or history
215
4.6
The range that an activity or rule covers
168
3.1
An area of activity or competition where people try to succeed
161
3.0
The distance or area where something can have influence
150
4.2
An area of activity like politics or science
120
4.8
A part of life, work or society where people act and have influence
46
6.0
The range of what someone or something can do
2
6.2
The area where a person or group can affect decisions even without official power
1
8.1
The area in which a law, report, or job has effect
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.9
A path around Earth where a satellite goes once every 24 hours and stays above the same place each day
- Specialized
1
6.1
An orbit around Earth where a satellite stays above the same point on the equator
- Specialized
A path in space that a planet or moon follows around a bigger object such as a star
- Specialized
The angle that shows how tilted an orbit is to Earth's path around the Sun
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word orbit comes from Latin orbis ('circle'); imagine a person's social 'circle' or ring of people moving around them. So being in someone's orbit means you are inside their range or area of influence and activity.