- the curved path, usually elliptical, taken by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- the usual course of one's life or range of one's activities.
- the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person: a small nation in the Russian orbit.
- (in the Bohr model ) the path traced by an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.
- an orb or sphere.
- Anatomy.
- the bony cavity of the skull that contains the eye; eye socket.
- the eye.
- the part surrounding the eye of a bird or insect.
- to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path: The earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days.
- to send into orbit, as a satellite.
- to go or travel in an orbit.
- the curved path, usually elliptical, followed by a planet, satellite, comet, etc, in its motion around another celestial body under the influence of gravitation
- a range or field of action or influence; sphere
- the bony cavity containing the eyeball
- zoology
- the skin surrounding the eye of a bird
- the hollow in which lies the eye or eyestalk of an insect or other arthropod
- the path of an electron in its motion around the nucleus of an atom
- to move around (a body) in a curved path, usually circular or elliptical
- to send (a satellite, spacecraft, etc) into orbit
- to move in or as if in an orbit
