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orbiter

or·bit·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-bi-ter]
    • /ˈɔr bɪ tər/
    • /ˈɔː.bɪ.tə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-bi-ter]
    • /ˈɔr bɪ tər/

Definitions of orbiter word

  • noun orbiter Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle. 1
  • noun orbiter a space probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon. 1
  • noun orbiter A spacecraft designed to go into orbit, especially one not intended to land. 1
  • noun orbiter spacecraft circling a planet, etc. 1
  • noun orbiter a spacecraft or satellite designed to orbit a planet or other body without landing on it 0
  • noun orbiter one that moves in an orbit 0

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Origin of orbiter

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55; orbit + -er1

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Parts of speech for Orbiter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

orbiter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for orbiter

noun orbiter

  • lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
  • shuttle — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
  • space capsule — Aerospace. capsule (def 5).

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