orbit
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(verb) move in an orbit, as of celestial bodies: "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun" |
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Synonyms: revolve |
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Related Words: circle, circulate, retrograde |
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(noun) the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" |
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Related Words: geostationary orbit, geosynchronous orbit, path, route |
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(noun) the bony cavity containing the eyeball |
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Synonyms: eye socket, orbital cavity |
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Related Words: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum |
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(noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "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" |
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Synonyms: ambit, compass, range, reach, scope |
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Related Words: confines, expanse, extent, gamut, horizon, internationalism, internationality, latitude, palette, pallet, purview, spectrum, sweep, view |
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(noun) a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
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Synonyms: area, arena, domain, field, sphere |
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Related Words: distaff, environment, front, kingdom, land, lap, political arena, political sphere, preserve, province, realm, responsibility |
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