1. orbit

noun. ['ˈɔrbət'] the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.

Rhymes with Orbit

• abbot
• abbott
• cabot
• celebate
• celibate
• garbutt
• habit
• halibut
• hurlbut
• hurlbutt
• inhabit
• inhibit
• jackrabbit
• kabat
• kubat
• marbut
• nisbet
• prohibit
• rabbit
• sherbet

Sentences with orbit

1. Verb, base form
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?

2. Preposition or subordinating conjunction
Negatively charged electrons orbit the nucleus.

3. Noun, singular or mass
The Earth slowly revolves around the sun in a set path known as an orbit.

4. Verb, 3rd person singular present
Neptune has over 20 satellites, or moons, that orbit the planet.

Quotes about orbit

1. The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?
- Oscar Wilde, De Profundis

2. Stratospherical Poems [10w] Poets circle the earth in a higher orbit than readers.
- Beryl Dov

3. Fat Bungee Jumpers When I watch a fat woman bungee jumpI swear I can feel the earth leaving its orbit.
- Beryl Dov

2. orbit

verb. ['ˈɔrbət'] move in an orbit.

3. orbit

noun. ['ˈɔrbət'] an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet".

4. orbit

noun. ['ˈɔrbət'] a particular environment or walk of life.

5. orbit

noun. ['ˈɔrbət'] the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom.

6. orbit

noun. ['ˈɔrbət'] the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball.