Dictionary entry details
• ORBIT (noun)
Meaning:
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
orbit; celestial orbit
Context example:
he plotted the orbit of the moon
Hypernyms ("orbit" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Meronyms (parts of "orbit"):
apoapsis; point of apoapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)
periapsis; point of periapsis ((astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orbit"):
geosynchronous orbit (a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours)
Meaning:
A particular environment or walk of life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
arena; domain; sphere; area; orbit; field
Context examples:
his social sphere is limited / it was a closed area of employment / he's out of my orbit
Hypernyms ("orbit" is a kind of...):
environment (the totality of surrounding conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orbit"):
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)
Meaning:
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
ambit; scope; range; reach; compass; orbit
Context examples:
the range of a supersonic jet / 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
Hypernyms ("orbit" is a kind of...):
extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orbit"):
approximate range; ballpark (near to the scope or range of something)
spectrum (broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities)
gamut (a complete extent or range:)
expanse; sweep (a wide scope)
horizon; purview; view (the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated)
latitude (scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction)
internationalism; internationality (quality of being international in 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))
confines (a bounded scope)
palette; pallet (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)
Meaning:
The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
electron orbit; orbit
Hypernyms ("orbit" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Meaning:
The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cranial orbit; eye socket; orbital cavity; orbit
Hypernyms ("orbit" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Meronyms (parts of "orbit"):
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)
Holonyms ("orbit" is a part of...):
skull (the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates)
• ORBIT (verb)
Meaning:
Move in an orbit
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
orb; orbit; revolve
Context examples:
The moon orbits around the Earth / The planets are orbiting the sun / electrons orbit the nucleus
Hypernyms (to "orbit" is one way to...):
circle; circulate (move in circles)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "orbit"):
retrograde (move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
