Orb (Verb)
Meaning
Move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The Earth orbits the sun every 365.25 days, an event known as a year.
- Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and has 79 known moons that orbit it.
- In the model of the atom, electrons orbit the nucleus in energy levels.
- Space debris can orbit the Earth for centuries before disintegrating.
- Satellites orbit the planet at speeds of up to 27,000 km per hour.