See Also: orbit 2, noun(dictionary)
orbit(1)(dictionary)
de-orbit(dictionary)
Orbit(health)
orbit(medicine)
orbit(2)(dictionary)
aperture of orbit(medicine)
roof of orbit(medicine)
orbit 1, verb(dictionary)
orbit evisceration(medicine)

orbit 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: orbita 'wheel-track', probably from orbis; ORB]
the curved path travelled by an object which is moving around another much larger object such as the Earth, the sun etc
orbit around
::the Moon's orbit around the Earth
in/into orbit
::The Space Shuttle is now in orbit.
::The telecommunications satellite went into orbit at the end of last year.
formal the area of power and influence of a person, organization etc
within the orbit of sth
::countries within the orbit of the British commonwealth