Orbit: meaning, definitions and examples
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orbit
[ หษหbษชt ]
space
The curved path followed by a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon due to the force of gravity.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The Earth orbits around the Sun once a year.
- The Moon orbits around the Earth every month.
Translations
Translations of the word "orbit" in other languages:
๐ต๐น รณrbita
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเฅเคทเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Umlaufbahn
๐ฎ๐ฉ orbit
๐บ๐ฆ ะพัะฑััะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ orbita
๐ฏ๐ต ่ป้ (ใใฉใ)
๐ซ๐ท orbite
๐ช๐ธ รณrbita
๐น๐ท yรถrรผnge
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ถค๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฏุงุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ obฤลพnรก drรกha
๐ธ๐ฐ obeลพnรก drรกha
๐จ๐ณ ่ฝจ้ (guวdร o)
๐ธ๐ฎ orbita
๐ฎ๐ธ sporbraut
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะพัะฑะธัะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแ แแแขแ (orbita)
๐ฆ๐ฟ orbit
๐ฒ๐ฝ รณrbita
Word origin
The word 'orbit' originated from the Latin word 'orbita', meaning 'wheel track' or 'rut'. It was first used in the astronomical context in the 17th century by Johannes Kepler. The concept of an orbit was crucial in the development of the heliocentric model of the solar system by Copernicus and Kepler.
See also: exorbitant, orbital, orbitally, orbiter.