to orbit
126
3.9
- verb
- /ˈɔːrbɪt/
- Specialized
:
orbitar
- We will not allow more than X satellites to orbit Earth at once.
- planets orbit stars
- stars orbit the center
- orbit the Earth
I don't know Earth and Mars, one orbiting faster than the other.
- I don't know Earth and Mars, one orbiting faster than the other.
- There's a few hundred that orbit in the Goldilocks zone.
- Well, suppose that you actually have two stars that are orbiting each other, OK?
- So it is an incredibly dense planet orbiting very close into its star.
- Well, actually, the Earth and the Sun orbit around a common centre of mass.
- And those two neutron stars will orbit each other diligently.
Examples
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The moon and Earth each orbit their common center of mass.
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There are 7 Zeus satellites orbiting Earth.
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In the same way most stuff will just orbit a black hole.
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Well, actually, the Earth and the Sun orbit around a common centre of mass.
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Jim watched in amazement as the space station continued to orbit around the Earth.
Fiction book (2000) -
Apollo 10 will just be orbiting the moon.
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You'd need a satellite and launch capabilities to orbit it.
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Such early black holes are probably still orbiting in our own galaxy.
Academic text (2011) -
The system also has three smaller terrestrial planets and two gas giants orbiting the star.
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The satellites will orbit the Earth at a height of 300 kilometers.
Synonyms
210
1.8
To move around something in a circle
88
3.0
Move around something following a curved path
10
3.6
Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun
Move around another object in a curved path
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
8
4.3
Move in a curved path around Earth like a satellite or spacecraft
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 Fast
17
2.6
227
1.0
- Specialized
126
3.9
10
3.6
144
3.0
210
1.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb orbit comes from Latin orbis ('circle') and orbita ('path' or 'track'); it originally described moving in a wheel's track. So to orbit is to move in a curved path around a planet, star, or other body.