| NOUN | location | orbit, celestial orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another |
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| state | orbit, sphere, domain, area, field, arena | a particular environment or walk of life | |
| attribute | orbit, scope, range, reach, compass, ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control | |
| location | orbit, electron orbit | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom | |
| body | orbit, eye socket, cranial orbit, orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball | |
| VERB | motion | orbit, orb, revolve | move in an orbit |
| Sounds | ao'rbaht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another. | |
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| Example | "he plotted the orbit of the moon" | |
| Synonym | celestial orbit | |
| Parts | apoapsis, point of apoapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited |
| periapsis, point of periapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited | |
| Narrower | geosynchronous orbit | A circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours |
| Broader | path, route, itinerary | An established line of travel or access |
| Spanish | órbita | |
| Catalan | òrbita | |
| Adjectives | orbital | of or relating to an orbit |
| suborbital | having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit | |
| Verbs | orbit | move in an orbit |
| Meaning | A particular environment or walk of life. | |
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| Example | "he's out of my orbit" | |
| Synonyms | sphere, domain, area, field, arena | |
| Narrower | distaff | The sphere of work by women |
| front | A sphere of activity involving effort | |
| kingdom, land, realm | A domain in which something is dominant | |
| lap | An area of control or responsibility | |
| political arena, political sphere | A sphere of intense political activity | |
| preserve | A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone | |
| province, responsibility | The proper sphere or extent of your activities | |
| Broader | environment | The totality of surrounding conditions |
| Spanish | ámbito, área, campo, dominio, esfera, órbita, terreno | |
| Catalan | àmbit, camp, domini, esfera, òrbita | |
| Meaning | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet". | |
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| Example | "in the political orbit of a world power" | |
| Synonyms | scope, range, reach, compass, ambit | |
| Narrower | approximate range, ballpark | Near to the scope or range of something |
| confines | A bounded scope | |
| contrast | The range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) | |
| gamut | A complete extent or range | |
| horizon, view, purview | The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | |
| internationality, internationalism | Quality of being international in scope | |
| latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought | |
| palette, pallet | The range of colour characteristic / characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art | |
| spectrum | A broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities | |
| sweep, expanse | A wide scope | |
| Broader | extent | The distance or area or volume over which something extends |
| Spanish | alcance, ámbito, esfera, marco | |
| Catalan | abast, àmbit, esfera, marc | |
| Meaning | The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom. | |
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| Synonym | electron orbit | |
| Broader | path, route, itinerary | An established line of travel or access |
| Spanish | órbita | |
| Adjectives | orbital | of or relating to an orbit |
| Verbs | orbit | move in an orbit |
| Meaning | The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. | |
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| Synonyms | eye socket, cranial orbit, orbital cavity | |
| Part of | skull | The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
| Parts | lacrimal bone | small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts |
| Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
| Spanish | cuenca, órbita | |
| Catalan | conca, òrbita | |
| Adjectives | orbital | of or relating to the eye socket |
| suborbital | situated on or below the floor of the eye socket | |
| Meaning | Move in an orbit. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | orb, revolve | |
| Narrower | retrograde | Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies |
| Broader | circle | Move in circles |
| Spanish | dar vueltas, girar, orbitar, rotar | |
| Catalan | girar, orbitar, rotar | |
| Nouns | orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another |
| orbit | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom | |
| orbiter | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | |
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