'orbit' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'orbit' with 12 example sentences.
- orbit noun
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: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
: a particular environment or walk of life
: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
: the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
- orbit verb
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: move in an orbit
The rings orbit Saturn just as our Moon goes around the Earth.
This planet orbits two stars.
Thousands of satellites orbit around the earth.
The satellite is in orbit around the moon.
Scientists think that about 100 million comets orbit the Sun.
The earth orbits the sun once a year.
Exoplanets are planets that orbit other stars than the Sun.
A rocket needs about ten minutes to get into orbit.
I'm in orbit around Jupiter.
The astronaut is in orbit around the Earth.
The International Space Station is the largest artificial body in orbit.
Electrons orbit around the nucleus of the atom.