orbit
• noun 1 the regularly repeated elliptical course of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star or planet. 2 a field of activity or influence. 3 the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus. 4 Anatomy the eye socket. • verb (orbited, orbiting) move in orbit round (a star or planet). — ORIGIN Latin orbita ‘course, track’.
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