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ALL meanings of orbitary

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  • noun orbitary Situated around the orbit. 1
  • noun orbitary the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. 1
  • noun orbitary the usual course of one's life or range of one's activities. 1
  • noun orbitary the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person: a small nation in the Russian orbit. 1
  • noun orbitary Physics. (in Bohr theory) the path traced by an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom. 1
  • noun orbitary an orb or sphere. 1
  • noun orbitary Anatomy. the bony cavity of the skull that contains the eye; eye socket. the eye. 1
  • noun orbitary Zoology. the part surrounding the eye of a bird or insect. 1
  • verb with object orbitary to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path: The earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days. 1
  • verb with object orbitary to send into orbit, as a satellite. 1
  • verb without object orbitary to go or travel in an orbit. 1
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