orbit

Meanings

• the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
  • "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
• a particular environment or walk of life
  • "he's out of my orbit"
• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  • "in the political orbit of a world power"
• the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
• the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
• move in an orbit
  • "The moon orbits around the Earth"
  • "The planets are orbiting the sun"
  • "electrons orbit the nucleus"

Synonyms

ambit, area, arena, celestial orbit, compass, cranial orbit, domain, electron orbit, eye socket, field, orb, orbital cavity, range, reach, revolve, scope, sphere