orbit

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
  2. noun a particular environment or walk of life
  3. noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English orbite, orbita, from Latin orbita (“course, track, impression, mark”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

celestial orbit

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