orbit
/ɔrbɪt/
nounverb
5 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.
“he plotted the orbit of the moon”
2
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.
“in the political orbit of a world power”
3
A particular environment or walk of life.
“he's out of my orbit”
4
The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball.
5
VERBThe path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom.
1
Move in an orbit.
“The moon orbits around the Earth”
“The planets are orbiting the sun”
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinorbitway
Starts & ends withO … T
Syllablesor · bit
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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