1. (

• orbit ,
• celestial_orbit

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

2. (

• sphere ,
• domain ,
• area ,
• orbit ,
• field ,
• arena

) 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" ;

3. (

• scope ,
• range ,
• reach ,
• orbit ,
• compass ,
• ambit

) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "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" ;

4. (

• orbit ,
• electron_orbit

) the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom ;

5. (

• eye_socket ,
• orbit ,
• cranial_orbit ,
• orbital_cavity

) the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball ;

1. (

• orb ,
• orbit ,
• revolve ,

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