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orbit |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orbit \Or"bit\, n. [L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr orbis a circle: cf F. orbite. See 2d {Orb}.] 1. (Astron.) 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. 2. An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper] Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. --Young. 3. (Anat.) The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: orbit n 1: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" 2: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {sphere}, {domain}, {area}, {field}, {arena}] 3: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "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" [syn: {scope}, {range}, {reach}, {compass}, {ambit}] 4: the bony cavity containing the eyeball [syn: {eye socket}, {orbital cavity}] v : move in an orbit, as of celestial bodies: "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun" [syn: {revolve}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Orbit A {Scheme} compiler. ["Orbit: An Optimising Compiler for Scheme", D.A. Kranz et al SIGPLAN Notices 21(7):281-292 (Jul 1986)]. (1994-10-28)
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