Synonyms of orbits

orbits 1 of 2

noun

plural of orbit

as in loops

Related Words

• loops
• circles
• circuits
• paths
• trajectories
• pathways
• steps
• routes
• arcs
• tracks
• courses
• routeways
• lines
• ways
• flight paths
• ascents
• descents

orbits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of orbit

as in circles

to travel completely around

the moon orbits the Earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circles
• traverses
• rings
• circuits
• encircles
• crosses
• rounds
• circumvents
• circumnavigates
• girdles
• compasses
• circumambulates
• perambulates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orbits

Noun

The kick stage will be able to take big payloads from LEO to higher-energy orbits — for example, up to 8,800 pounds (4,000 kg) to geostationary orbit, a popular hangout for spy, communications and weather satellites that lies 22,236 miles (35,785 kilometers) above Earth. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 June 2026

Canadian and American researchers simulated satellite orbits in low Earth orbit and generated a metric, the CRASH Clock, that measures the number of days before collisions start happening if collision-avoidance maneuvers stop. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026

The plan represents a departure for Europe’s top satellite makers, which have traditionally focused on large, complex spacecraft in high orbits, but the industry has been disrupted by Starlink’s small, relatively cheap, low-orbit machines. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025

Verb

The moon is small, about 168 miles long, and orbits about 112,468 miles (181,000 km) from Jupiter (much closer to the planet than the Earth and its moon). — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Sun’s piece mostly orbits a monochrome palette of heavy, inky black shading (with white outlines) and a lot of line detail, with broad, impressionistic brushstrokes characterizing the landscape — at least some of the time. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

By unspooling their enthusiasm for the history of such Okinawan heritage arts and the history of their families, Matsubayashi also orbits a history of displacement. — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Phobos, about 20 to 30 kilometers (10 to 20 miles) in diameter, orbits Mars at a distance of about 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) three times a day. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

The new definition of a planet, according to Nat Geo, is an object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to have become round (due to the force of its own gravity) and dominates the neighborhood around its orbit. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

The Perseids, like all meteors, are offshoots from comets, specifically the Swift-Tuttle Comet which orbits the Sun every 133 years. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The parent comet of the Perseids — the comet that sheds particles resulting in the meteor shower — is 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun about every 133 years. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

The Perseids are debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an icy ball that orbits the sun every 133 years and isn't scheduled for a return visit until 2125. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026