Orbit | Mean of orbit in English Dictionary

/ˈoɚbət/

• Noun
• the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)
1. the orbit of the Moon around the Earth
2. the orbit of the Earth around the Sun
3. an electron's orbit around the nucleus of an atom
4. The satellite was put/launched into orbit.
5. The satellite remains in orbit.
• one complete movement along this path
1. The space shuttle has completed its second orbit.
• the area over which or throughout which someone or something has power
1. These territories remained within the orbit of the empire for hundreds of years.
• Verb

• to travel around (something, such as a planet or moon) in a curved path
1. The Moon orbits the Earth.
2. The satellites orbit at different heights/altitudes.
3. The Moon orbits around the Earth.