ORBIT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ORBIT?

Need another word that means the same as “orbit”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “orbit” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Orbit” are: ambit, compass, range, reach, scope, area, arena, domain, field, sphere, eye socket, orbital cavity, electron orbit, course, path, circuit, track, trajectory, rotation, revolution, circle, cycle, round, lap, turn, tour, loop, sphere of influence, area of activity, sweep, jurisdiction, authority, remit, span of control, realm, province, territory, preserve, department, turf, orb, revolve, revolve round, circle round, go round, travel round

Orbit as a Noun

Definitions of "Orbit" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “orbit” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball.
• The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
• A particular environment or walk of life.
• An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control.
• The path of an electron round an atomic nucleus.
• An area of activity, interest, or influence.
• The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom.
• The area round the eye of a bird or other animal.
• The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.
• One complete circuit round an orbited body.
• The cavity in the skull of a vertebrate that contains the eye; the eye socket.
• The state of moving in an orbit.

Synonyms of "Orbit" as a noun (40 Words)

ambit	An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control. A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
area	The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. It was a closed area of employment.
area of activity	A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.
arena	A playing field where sports events take place. He has re entered the political arena.
authority	An authoritative written work. He has the authority to issue warrants.
circle	Something approximating the shape of a circle. She was pale and rather beautiful with dark circles around deep exhausted eyes.
circuit	A system of electrical conductors and components forming an electrical circuit. She s a familiar name on the club circuit.
compass	An instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. A regular heptagon cannot be constructed accurately with only ruler and compass.
course	A set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note. If you persist in that course you will surely fail.
cycle	The period of time taken to complete a cycle of events. The recurrent cycle of harvest failure food shortages and price increases.
department	A division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity. You ll find it in the hardware department.
domain	(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined. The French domains of the Plantagenets.
electron orbit	An elementary particle with negative charge.
eye socket	Attention to what is seen.
field	A fielder. Fifty white stars on a blue field.
jurisdiction	The territory or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends. The claim will be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal.
lap	The part of an item of clothing especially a skirt or dress covering the lap. She stood up and brushed the crumbs from the lap of her dress.
loop	An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop. Make a loop in the twine.
orbital cavity	Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth.
path	A schedule available for allocation to an individual railway train over a given route. Our paths in life led us apart.
preserve	A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar such as jam or marmalade. Home made preserves.
province	Northern Ireland. It was his province to take care of himself.
range	The set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies. The vans have a range of 125 miles.
reach	The act of physically reaching or thrusting out. The upper reaches of the Nile.
realm	A field or domain of activity or interest. The rise of the realm of cotton in the south.
remit	The act of remitting especially the referral of a law case to another court. A remit on the question failed.
revolution	A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving. One revolution a second.
rotation	A single complete turn (axial or orbital. Crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil.
round	A cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg. The doctor made his rounds.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Infrared night scopes.
span of control	The act of sitting or standing astride.
sphere	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected. The markers on the route included two conspicuous black spheres.
sphere of influence	A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses.
sweep	A sweepstake. A big heavy sweep oar.
territory	The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state. Don t go committing murders on my territory.
tour	A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company on tour.
track	The soundtrack of a film or video. The CD contains early Elvis Presley tracks.
trajectory	The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. The rapid upward trajectory of Rich s career.
turf	A piece of turf cut from the ground. A bureaucracy chiefly concerned with turf and protecting the retirement system.
turn	A place where a road meets or branches off another a turning. The turn of the tide.

Usage Examples of "Orbit" as a noun

• In the political orbit of a world power.
• The satellite will complete one orbit every 12 hours.
• Audiences drawn largely from outside the Party orbit.
• The earth is in orbit around the sun.
• He plotted the orbit of the moon.
• The Earth's orbit around the sun.
• He's out of my orbit.

Orbit as a Verb

Definitions of "Orbit" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “orbit” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit round (a star or planet.
• Move in a circle.
• Put (a satellite) into orbit.
• Move in an orbit.

Synonyms of "Orbit" as a verb (6 Words)

circle round	Move in circles.
go round	Follow a procedure or take a course.
orb	Move in an orbit. Electrons orbit the nucleus.
revolve	Turn on or around an axis or a center. The earth revolves around the sun.
revolve round	Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis.
travel round	Travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge.

Usage Examples of "Orbit" as a verb

• The moon orbits around the Earth.
• The discs spun and orbited slowly.
• France has been orbiting satellites with her own launcher.
• The planets are orbiting the sun.
• Electrons orbit the nucleus.
• Mercury orbits the Sun.

Associations of "Orbit" (30 Words)

ambit	The scope, extent, or bounds of something. A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
aphelion	The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun. Mars is at aphelion.
astronaut	A person trained to travel in a spacecraft. The Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts.
circle	Form a circle around. The abbey was circled by a huge wall.
circular	Having a circular shape. A circular walk.
comet	A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
compass	An instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen. Walkers should be equipped with a map and compass.
diameter	The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
earth	Cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped up earth. Earth the circuit.
epicycle	An epicycle used to describe planetary orbits in the Ptolemaic system.
extraterrestrial	Of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere. Searches for extraterrestrial intelligence.
globular	Globe-shaped; spherical. Plants with distinctive globular blooms.
hemisphere	Each of the two parts of the cerebrum (left and right) in the brain of a vertebrate. The left hemisphere plays a dominant role in the comprehension of language.
interstellar	Between or among stars. Interstellar travel.
jupiter	Supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus.
latitude	The range of exposures for which an emulsion or printing paper will give acceptable contrast. Temperate latitudes.
lunar	Of, determined by, or resembling the moon. A lunar eclipse.
mars	(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares.
planet	Astronomy any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun viewed from the constellation Hercules all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction. The planets are presently influencing you in a positive way.
pluto	A small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets.
precession	The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony.
range	Have a range be capable of projecting over a certain distance as of a gun. Tribes who ranged the windswept lands of the steppe.
rotation	The passing of a privilege or responsibility to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order. The plane made three rotations before it crashed.
satellite	Transmitted by satellite using or relating to satellite technology. Satellite offices in London and New York.
saturn	A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun.
spacecraft	A vehicle used for travelling in space.
universe	All existing matter and space considered as a whole the cosmos The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago. They study the evolution of the universe.
uranus	God of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology.
venus	The second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star’ or an `evenin.
world	All of the people and societies on the earth. The ancient world.