Definition of orbit
(Entry 1 of 3)
: the bony socket of the eye
The orbit encloses and protects the eye and its appendages.
orbit
noun (2)Definition of orbit (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: a path described by one body in its revolution about another (as by the earth about the sun or by an electron about an atomic nucleus)
also
: one complete revolution of a body describing such a path
b
: a circular path
2
: a range or sphere of activity or influence
within the president's orbit
orbit
verb
orbited; orbiting; orbits
Definition of orbit (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: to revolve in an orbit around : circle
2
: to send up and make revolve in an orbit
orbit a satellite
: to travel in circles
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The first known use of orbit was in the 15th century
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