Orbit (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
- Comets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths that can be influenced by gravitational forces from nearby planets.
- A satellite orbits Earth every 90 minutes, providing scientists with valuable data on the planet's weather.
- The planet Mercury orbits the sun in just 88 Earth days, making it the fastest-moving planet in our solar system.
- Protons in the nucleus of an atom and the electrons in that atom are the focus of study as electrons orbit the central protons.
- Several new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter and Saturn recently, expanding our knowledge of these gas giants and their systems.