orbit, n.
(orbits)
freq. cnt. 13
(orbits)
freq. cnt. 13
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11
celestial orbit orbit
sample sentences
"he plotted the orbit of the moon"
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part meronym
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an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
ambit compass orbit range reach scope
sample sentences
"a piano has a greater range than the human voice""the ambit of municipal legislation"
"within the compass of this article"
"within the scope of an investigation"
"outside the reach of the law"
"in the political orbit of a world power"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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a particular environment or walk of life
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
area arena domain field orbit sphere
sample sentences
"his social sphere is limited""it was a closed area of employment"
"he's out of my orbit"
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the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cranial orbit eye socket orbit orbital cavity
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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part holonym
part meronym
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
<noun.location>
electron orbit orbit
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