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orbits

/ˈɔːrbɪts/ /ˈɔːrbəts/

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noun

Órbita

A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.

Examples :

"The planets' orbits around the sun keep them from flying away into space. "

Las órbitas de los planetas alrededor del sol evitan que salgan volando al espacio.

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noun

Esfera de influencia, área de control

A sphere of influence; an area of control.

Examples :

"In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."

En la era posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, varios países de Europa del Este entraron en la órbita de la Unión Soviética.

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Ámbito, alcance

The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.

Examples :

"The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."

La tienda de conveniencia era un punto muy transitado en su ámbito diario, ya que compraba allí tanto cigarrillos como boletos de lotería.

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noun

Órbita

The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.

Examples :

"The boxer's swollen orbits made it difficult for him to see after the fight. "

Las órbitas hinchadas del boxeador le dificultaron la visión después de la pelea.

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noun

Orbital

A 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.

Examples :

"The chemistry lesson explained how electrons occupy different orbits around the atom's nucleus, showing where they are most likely to be found. "

La lección de química explicó cómo los electrones ocupan diferentes orbitales alrededor del núcleo del átomo, mostrando dónde es más probable que se encuentren.

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noun

Órbitas

A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.

Examples :

"The teacher showed us several orbits of a bouncing ball, each one illustrating how its position and velocity changed after each bounce based on the laws of physics. "

El profesor nos mostró varias órbitas de una pelota que rebotaba, cada una de ellas ilustrando cómo su posición y velocidad cambiaban después de cada rebote basándose en las leyes de la física.

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noun

Órbitas

The 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.

Examples :

"In the color sorting machine, each ball follows one of several pre-defined orbits, ending up in the bin corresponding to its color. "

En la máquina de clasificación de colores, cada bola sigue una de varias órbitas predefinidas, terminando en el contenedor correspondiente a su color.

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noun

Excitación, actividad

A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.

Examples :

"After failing the test, Sarah remained in an orbits of frustration for the rest of the day. "

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noun

Órbitas

A 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.

Examples :

"The pinball machine had two orbits; shooting the ball into one sent it around the edge and back towards the flippers. "

La máquina de pinball tenía dos órbitas; disparar la bola en una la enviaba alrededor del borde y de vuelta hacia los flippers.

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verb

Orbitar, girar alrededor

To circle or revolve around another object.

Examples :

"The Earth orbits the Sun."

La Tierra orbita alrededor del Sol.

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verb

Orbitar, girar alrededor de

To move around the general vicinity of something.

Examples :

"The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets."

La madre agobiada tenía una nube de niños orbitando a su alrededor, suplicando por dulces.

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verb

Poner en órbita, orbitar

To place an object into an orbit around a planet.

Examples :

"A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."

Se utilizó un cohete para poner el satélite en órbita.

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