🪐orbit

Meaning

the curved path that a planet, satellite, or object follows around another body in space

The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.

Example Sentences

The Earth moves in an orbit around the Sun.

The satellite maintains its orbit around Earth.

Example Expressions

in orbit

Synonyms

path, trajectory, revolution, circuit

Entry 1

path, trajectory, revolution, circuit

Entry 2

path, trajectory

Antonyms

rest, stillness, random movement

Entry 1

rest, stillness

Entry 2

random movement

Collocations

in orbit, enter orbit, leave orbit, orbit around