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The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.

1) The motion of a massive body around another massive body, governed by the force of gravity. Planets in our Solar System follow elliptical orbits around the Sun, as first noted by Johannes Kepler. An orbit is actually composed of two motions: one that points toward the other body (for example, a planet or star) and the another that points tangentially to the direction of motion. In the case of a circular orbit, these two component motions are at a 90 degree angle. According to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, an orbit is actually a geodesic in space-time. 2) The act of one body revolving around another.

This term describes the motion of a body of matter around another more massive body and is governed by the force of gravity. Johannes Kepler first observed that the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun in the shape of an ellipse. A body follows an orbit because it feels forces in two distinct directions acting on it: (1) directly towards the more massive body (i.e., a star or planet) and (2) tangent to the orbital path. See polar orbit, Clarke orbit.

the path an object takes when it revolves around another object. An example is when a planet orbits the sun or when a moon orbits a planet.

The path of a satellite, planet, or heavenly body around another, larger, body in space. For example, the Earth is in orbit around the Sun. The Moon is in orbit around the Earth. Orbits differ in their eccentricities.

the path taken by a celestial object around a larger celestial object

An elliptical or hyperbolic path traveled by a satellite object around a more massive body. For example, the Earth orbits the Sun.

The path through space of one celestial body or spacecraft about another.

A circular holding pattern of an aircraft around a fixed location often related to a wildland fire. For example, the circular pattern of an air tanker in the vicinity of a wildland fire, waiting to make a retardant drop.

The path of one body in space as it revolves around another body.

The path followed by a satellite around a celestial body

to travel in circles;revolve; revolution

path followed by a star, planet, or satellite around a more massive body.

When an object is held in circular motion about a massive body, like a planet or a sun, due to the force of gravity, that object is said to be in orbit. Objects in orbit are in perpetual free fall, and so are therefore weightless.

A path described by one body in its revolution about another (as by the earth about the sun or by an electron about a nucleus).

A sequence of positions (path) of a system in its phase space.

The path and process by which one object revolves or moves around another, held together by their mutual gravitation.

The path followed by a body moving around another body. For example, our Moon is in orbit around the Earth, and the Earth is in orbit around the Sun.

Trajectory of differential equation.

the path in space followed by a celestial body.

The motion of a massive body around another body, governed by the force of gravity. Planets in our solar system follow an orbit around the Sun, as first noted by Johannes Kepler, in the shape of an ellipse. An orbit is actually composed of two motions: one directly toward the other body (planet or star...) and the another that points away. In the case of a circular orbit, these two component motions are orthogonal (90 degrees apart, or at right angles). Einstein would say that an orbit is actually a geodisc in space -- time, formed by the interaction between space and the mass of the two bodies.

from the Latin orbita meaning tract and/or orbis meaning wheel. It is the track or path around something in space.

The path a body takes around another object or point in space under the influence of various physical forces, including gravity.

The path taken by an object revolving about a larger object.

The path that an astronomical body follows as it moves around another astronomical body.

Path of a body subjected to the gravitational force of another body.

the path of the Earth around the sun. For dialling purposes, this is taken as elliptical, with a very small eccentricity, i.e., it ignores the small perturbations due to the effects of the Moon and other planets.

The path that an object moves around a second object or point. For example, Earth orbits the Sun.

A fixed circular, elliptical or other path around the Earth.

The path in space that a celestial body follows during its periodical revolution around another body; as,the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, of the Moon around the Earth.

The path of an object in space as it revolves around another object.

the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"

the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

a circle around the earth with the centre of the earth as its' centre

a circular or an elliptical path around the Earth

a fixed path in space that the spacecraft follows

an ellipse with a central body at one focus

a regular, repeating path that an object in space takes around another one

a revolution around the sun, while a rotation is a circling of the planet around its own axis

a special kind of trajectory, a closed (or almost closed) curve

a trajectory which does not intersect the Earth

the path of an object through space. This path is usually affected gravitationally by another object, causing it to be curved. Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion describes such a curve in the orbit of the planets

an imaginary circular pathway around the earth in outer space

the line followed by a spacecraft or a celestial body. See Sun synchronous orbit.

The path of one celestial body moving around another under the force of gravity.

revolution of one body around another.

The path of an object revolving around another object or point.

path of a satellite around a body (e.g., Mars), under the influence of gravity

The path taken by one object around another, such as a planet around a star or a satellite around a planet. The Earth and beyond

The path taken by a cyclic attractor. A regular sequence that once entered cannot be exited without perturbation.

The path a body takes around another body due to gravity.

When a fractal formula is iterated, the set of all iteration values is called an orbit. They are call orbits because the iterated values tend to approximately repeat themselves. When these values are plotted and the dots are connected, the paths often look like orbits. If a fractal is iterated 100 times, there will be 100 orbit values.

the path of one object in space around another object.

The path of an object around another object, e.g., planets moving around the Sun.

An orbit is the path followed by any object moving under gravity. Examples include the path a satellite moves in around the Earth or the path a planet moves in around the sun. Satellites and Orbits

The path of the Earth around the sun, or of satellites around the Earth

a specific path followed by a planet, moon, satellite, etc

circle around a star or planet

a curved path described by a planet, satellite, etc., about a celestial body as the sun

the journey of a heavenly body around the sun. The orbits of planets is elliptical, meaning not perfectly circular, but traveling in a stretched-out motion so that the planet is nearer to the sun at some orbital points than at others (see ORBITS OF THE PLANETS). The orbital position at which a planet is closest to the sun is called perihelion, while the point furthest from the sun is called aphelion.

Path, relative to a specified frame of reference, described by the center of mass of a satellite or other object in space subjected primarily to natural forces, mainly the force of gravity.

Path of a satellite around the earth. Low orbits at around 200 miles (320Km) altitude are just above the upper layers of the atmosphere. At these altitudes satellites must move quickly to stay in orbit and take around 90 minutes to complete one revolution. Satellites at these altitudes can provide very high resolution images of surface features (including buildings!). The angle of inclination of the orbit can take the satellite right over the Poles, or limit it to flying over a maximum northerly latitude. Orbits can be near circular, or elliptical, coming closest to the earth at perigee and being furthest at apogee. Orbits with a greater altitude have a longer period. At an altitude of 36000 Km, the period of the satellite equals the rotational period of the Earth (23 hours and 56 minutes) - and the satellite can appear to hang in space, always above one point on the earth's surface.

The path an object takes as it moves around another object.

the path assumed by an object in space, due to balancing or " cancelling out" of accelerations due to gravity and rotation; usually the elliptical path of a small body (e.g., satellite) around a very large body (e.g., planet, moon, or star)

a natural or artificial celestial body’s path of movement. William Orbit is also a techno producer who steals ideas from gay club culture and gives them to Madonna to manufacture hits (see Ray of Light)