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The correct spelling is orbits.
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noun
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The correct spelling is orbits. A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel. For example: "The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."
Usage Examples
“The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.”
“In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.”
“The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.
- 2.A sphere of influence; an area of control.
- 3.The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
- 4.The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
- 5.A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron´s occurrence around the atom's nucleus.
verb
- 1.To circle or revolve around another object.
- 2.To move around the general vicinity of something.
- 3.To place an object into an orbit around a planet.
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