See Also: orbit 2, noun(dictionary)
press 1, noun(dictionary)
press-gang 2, noun(dictionary)
orbit(1)(dictionary)
orbit(medicine)
Orbit(health)
de-orbit(dictionary)
orbit(2)(dictionary)
apex of orbit(medicine)
orbit evisceration(medicine)

orbit 2, noun (oh) and press 1, noun (oh)


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

press 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?news?
2 get/be given a bad press
3 get/have a good press
4 ?printing?
5 ?machine?
6 ?push?
7 go to press
8 ?crowd?
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?NEWS?
a) the press [also + plural verb British English] people who write reports for newspapers, Radio, or Television
::the freedom of the press
::The press have been very nasty about him.
b) reports in newspapers and on Radio and Television
::To judge from the press, the concert was a great Success.
:: press reports
::The band has received good press coverage (=the reports written about something in newspapers) .
local/national etc press
::The story was widely covered in the national press.
tabloid/popular etc press
get/be given a bad press
to be criticized in the newspapers or on Radio or Television
::The government 's policy on mental Health care is getting an increasingly bad press.
get/have a good press
to be praised in the newspapers or on Radio or Television
::Our recycling policy is getting a good press.
?PRINTING?
[C] a) a business that prints and sometimes also sells books
::the Clarendon Press
b) also printing press
a machine that prints books, newspapers, or magazines
?MACHINE?
[C] a piece of equipment used to put weight on something in order to make it flat or to force liquid out of it
::a trouser press
::a flower press
?PUSH?
[C, usually singular] especially BrE a light steady push against something small
::Give the button another press.
go to press
if a newspaper, magazine, or book goes to press, it begins to be printed
::All information was correct at the time we went to press.
?CROWD?
[singular + of] especially BrE a crowd of people pushing against each Other