All orbiting synonyms
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O o noun orbiting
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
adjective orbiting
- circling — a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- revolving — that revolves: a revolving table top.
- encircling — Enclosing, skirting.
- clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
- counterclockwise — If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.