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orbit
noun
verb
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- O
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- RBI
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɔː.bɪt
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
“a piano has a greater range than the human voice”
noun
the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
noun
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
“he plotted the orbit of the moon”
noun
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
noun
a particular environment or walk of life
“his social sphere is limited”
verb
move in an orbit
“The moon orbits around the Earth”
In context
Example Sentences
a piano has a greater range than the human voice
the ambit of municipal legislation
within the compass of this article
within the scope of an investigation
outside the reach of the law
he plotted the orbit of the moon
his social sphere is limited
it was a closed area of employment
he's out of my orbit
The moon orbits around the Earth
The planets are orbiting the sun
electrons orbit the nucleus
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