Celestial Orbit (Noun)
Meaning
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Astronomers have been studying the celestial orbit of celestial bodies in our solar system for decades.
- As the Earth follows its celestial orbit around the Sun, we experience the changing seasons.
- Scientists predict the asteroid's celestial orbit will bring it close to Earth in the next century.
- The newly discovered planet is in a celestial orbit far beyond Pluto's orbit in our solar system.
- Understanding the celestial orbit of black holes in other galaxies helps scientists unravel the mysterious phenomena of the universe.