nnoun.locationthe (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about anotherSynset:celestial orbit
Examples:- he plotted the orbit of the moon
Derivationally Related Form:orbitorbital
Hypernyms:itinerary path route
Inherited Hypernyms:orbitpathlinelocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:geosynchronous orbit
Part Meronyms:apoapsis point of apoapsis periapsis point of periapsis
Full Hyponyms:geostationary orbitgeosynchronous orbit
nnoun.statea particular environment or walk of lifeSynset:area arena domain field sphere
Examples:- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
Hypernyms:environment
Inherited Hypernyms:sphereenvironmentsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:distafffrontkingdomlandlappolitical arenapolitical spherepreserveprovincerealmresponsibility
Full Hyponyms:distaffecclesiastical provincefrontkingdomlaplap of the godslotuslandpolitical arenapreserveprovince
nnoun.attributean area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"Synset:ambit compass range reach scope
Examples:- 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
- in the political orbit of a world power
Derivationally Related Form:compassscopalrange
Hypernyms:extent
Inherited Hypernyms:scopeextentmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:approximate rangeballparkconfinescontrastexpansegamuthorizoninternationalisminternationalitylatitudepalettepalletpurviewspectrumsweepview
Full Hyponyms:approximate rangeconfinescontrastgamuthorizoninternationalitylatitudepalettespectrumsweep
nnoun.locationthe path of an electron around the nucleus of an atomSynset:electron orbit
Derivationally Related Form:orbitorbital
Hypernyms:itinerary path route
Inherited Hypernyms:orbitpathlinelocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.bodythe bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeballSynset:cranial orbit eye socket orbital cavity
Derivationally Related Form:orbital
Part Holonyms:skull
Hypernyms:bodily cavity cavity cavum
Inherited Hypernyms:eye socketcavitystructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:lacrimal bone
vverb.motionmove in an orbitSynset:orb revolve
Examples:- The moon orbits around the Earth
- The planets are orbiting the sun
- electrons orbit the nucleus
Derivationally Related Form:orbiterorbitrevolution
Hypernyms:circle
Inherited Hypernyms:orbcircletravel
Direct Hyponyms:retrograde
Full Troponyms:retrograde
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP