Foundation level · Year 4 · free
orbit
noun · Say it: OR-bit
What it means
Foundationthe curved path that a planet, moon or spacecraft follows around something in space
The Earth takes one year to complete its orbit around the Sun.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- circuit
- path
- revolution
More examples
- In our science lesson, we drew the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'orbis', meaning circle or wheel.
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