orbitnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈɔː.bɪt/us/ˈɔːr.bɪt/the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star:
The satellite is now in a stable orbit.
Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around Earth.
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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Idiom(s)
go into orbit
orbitverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈɔː.bɪt/us/ˈɔːr.bɪt/to follow a curved path around a planet or star:
On this mission the Shuttle will orbit (the Earth) at a height of several hundred miles.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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