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The Moon follows an orbit around Earth.
What does Orbit mean?
a curved path around an object in space, or to travel along it.
Dictionary definition
The curved path an object follows around another object in space, or the act of traveling along that path.
Example sentences
Orbit in a sentence
medium
Earth takes about one year to orbit the Sun.
hard
Gravity bends a satellite's motion into an orbit instead of letting it continue in a straight line.
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Practice 1
What can orbit mean?
Orbit can be a noun naming a path or a verb naming the motion along it.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses orbit as a verb?
Here, orbit is an action: what the planets do.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses orbit as a noun?
Here, orbit names the spacecraft's path around another object.
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WordOrbit.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningOrbit means a curved path around an object in space, or to travel along it.
ExampleExample: The Moon follows an orbit around Earth.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- or · bit
- Strongest beat
- or
- Ending
- bit
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on or.
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Synonyms
Words like Orbit
revolutionA close noun when it means one complete trip around another object.
circleA close verb in everyday language when something moves around another object, although an orbit need not be a perfect circle.
revolve aroundA close verb phrase for traveling around an outside object; do not confuse it with rotating on an axis.
Antonym review
Does Orbit have an opposite?
Orbit has path and motion senses but no standard direct antonym. Standing still and departing describe different motions rather than lexical opposites.
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Word family
Orbit word family
Base word
orbit
verb
orbits
Travels around another object.
adjective
orbital
Related to an orbit.
noun
orbiter
A spacecraft or object designed to remain in orbit.
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Hint for students
Orbit can name the path or the action of traveling around another object.
Common mix-up
Orbit and rotate are not identical. Earth rotates on its axis while it orbits the Sun.
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One student stands as the Sun while another models Earth rotating and orbiting. Classmates narrate the model twice, first using orbit as a noun and then as a verb, and label rotation separately.
Teacher prompt
Compare orbit as a noun and as a verb. How can 'Earth's orbit' and 'Earth orbits' describe the same relationship in different ways?
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