orbit

/ˈɔː(ɹ)bɪt/ · noun

Meaning

A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.
A sphere of influence; an area of control.
The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
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.
A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
To circle or revolve around another object.
To move around the general vicinity of something.
To place an object into an orbit around a planet.

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