Definition of orbit

"orbit" in the noun sense

1. orbit, celestial orbit

the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

"he plotted the orbit of the moon"

2. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena

a particular environment or walk of life

"his social sphere is limited"

"it was a closed area of employment"

"he's out of my orbit"

3. scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

"a piano has a greater range than the human voice"

"the ambit of municipal legislation"

"within the compass of this article"

"within the scope of an investigation"

"outside the reach of the law"

"in the political orbit of a world power"

4. orbit, electron orbit

the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

5. eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity

the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

"orbit" in the verb sense

1. orb, orbit, revolve

move in an orbit

"The moon orbits around the Earth"

"The planets are orbiting the sun"

"electrons orbit the nucleus"

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Quotations for orbit

The field cannot be well seen from within the field. The astronomer must have his diameter of the earth's orbit as a base to fix the parallax of any other star. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

Genius has privileges of its own; it selects an orbit for itself; and be this never so eccentric, if it is indeed a celestial orbit, we mere star-gazers must at last compose ourselves, must cease to cavil at it, and begin to observe it and calculate its laws. [ Carlyle ]

orbit in Scrabble®

The word orbit is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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orbit in Words With Friends™

The word orbit is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters orbit:

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Words within the letters of orbit

2 letter words in orbit (3 words)

3 letter words in orbit (5 words)

4 letter words in orbit (2 words)

5 letter words in orbit (1 word)

orbit + 1 blank (2 words)

Word Growth involving orbit

Shorter words in orbit

it bit

or orb

Longer words containing orbit

deorbit deorbited

deorbit deorbiting

deorbit deorbits

exorbitance

exorbitancies

exorbitancy

exorbitant exorbitantly

exorbitate exorbitated

exorbitate exorbitates

exorbitating

exorbitation

orbital circumorbital circumorbitally

orbital cranioorbital

orbital exorbital

orbital extraorbital

orbital infraorbital

orbital intraorbital

orbital orbitally circumorbitally

orbital orbitally preorbitally

orbital orbitally suborbitally

orbital orbitally transorbitally

orbital orbitals

orbital postorbital

orbital preorbital preorbitally

orbital suborbital suborbitally

orbital supraorbital

orbital transorbital transorbitally

orbital zygomaticoorbital

orbited deorbited

orbiter orbiters

orbiting deorbiting

orbitosphenoid

orbitostat orbitostats

orbitostyly

orbitozygomatic

orbits deorbits

sorbitan

sorbite sorbites

sorbitic

sorbitisation sorbitisations

sorbitise sorbitised

sorbitise sorbitises

sorbitising

sorbitization sorbitizations

sorbitize sorbitized

sorbitize sorbitizes

sorbitizing

sorbitol sorbitols