noun🔗ShareA circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel."The Earth's orbit around the sun takes a year. "astronomyspacephysicssciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sphere of influence; an area of control."In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."politicsgovernmentareaorganizationpositionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range."The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."rangepositionwayspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket."The doctor carefully examined the patient's orbit to check for any signs of injury. "anatomyorganbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron´s occurrence around the atom's nucleus."The electron's orbit dictates the atom's chemical properties. "physicschemistrytheorymathscienceastronomyspaceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system."The orbit of student grades showed a steady upward trend throughout the semester. "physicsastronomymathspacesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X."The orbit of the students in the classroom includes all the desks they can reach during a class activity. "mathspacephysicsastronomygroupsystemelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA state of increased excitement, activity, or anger."The argument with her brother put her into an orbit of furious anger. "attitudemindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other."The pinball machine's orbit guided the ball around the playfield, bringing it back to the starting point. "gamesportentertainmentmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo circle or revolve around another object."The Earth orbits the Sun."astronomyphysicsspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move around the general vicinity of something."The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets."spaceastronomyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo place an object into an orbit around a planet."A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."astronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
