This term describes the motion of a body of matter around another more massive body and is governed by the force of gravity. Johannes Kepler first observed that the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun in the shape of an ellipse. A body follows an orbit because it feels forces in two distinct directions acting on it: (1) directly towards the more massive body (i.e., a star or planet) and (2) tangent to the orbital path. See polar orbit, Clarke orbit.
the path an object takes when it revolves around another object. An example is when a planet orbits the sun or when a moon orbits a planet.
The path of a satellite, planet, or heavenly body around another, larger, body in space. For example, the Earth is in orbit around the Sun. The Moon is in orbit around the Earth. Orbits differ in their eccentricities.
the path taken by a celestial object around a larger celestial object
An elliptical or hyperbolic path traveled by a satellite object around a more massive body. For example, the Earth orbits the Sun.
The path through space of one celestial body or spacecraft about another.
A circular holding pattern of an aircraft around a fixed location often related to a wildland fire. For example, the circular pattern of an air tanker in the vicinity of a wildland fire, waiting to make a retardant drop.
The path of one body in space as it revolves around another body.
The path followed by a satellite around a celestial body
to travel in circles;revolve; revolution
path followed by a star, planet, or satellite around a more massive body.
When an object is held in circular motion about a massive body, like a planet or a sun, due to the force of gravity, that object is said to be in orbit. Objects in orbit are in perpetual free fall, and so are therefore weightless.
A path described by one body in its revolution about another (as by the earth about the sun or by an electron about a nucleus).
A sequence of positions (path) of a system in its phase space.
The path and process by which one object revolves or moves around another, held together by their mutual gravitation.
The path followed by a body moving around another body. For example, our Moon is in orbit around the Earth, and the Earth is in orbit around the Sun.
Trajectory of differential equation.
the path in space followed by a celestial body.
The motion of a massive body around another body, governed by the force of gravity. Planets in our solar system follow an orbit around the Sun, as first noted by Johannes Kepler, in the shape of an ellipse. An orbit is actually composed of two motions: one directly toward the other body (planet or star...) and the another that points away. In the case of a circular orbit, these two component motions are orthogonal (90 degrees apart, or at right angles). Einstein would say that an orbit is actually a geodisc in space -- time, formed by the interaction between space and the mass of the two bodies.
from the Latin orbita meaning tract and/or orbis meaning wheel. It is the track or path around something in space.
The path a body takes around another object or point in space under the influence of various physical forces, including gravity.
The path taken by an object revolving about a larger object.
The path that an astronomical body follows as it moves around another astronomical body.
Path of a body subjected to the gravitational force of another body.
the path of the Earth around the sun. For dialling purposes, this is taken as elliptical, with a very small eccentricity, i.e., it ignores the small perturbations due to the effects of the Moon and other planets.
The path that an object moves around a second object or point. For example, Earth orbits the Sun.
A fixed circular, elliptical or other path around the Earth.
The path in space that a celestial body follows during its periodical revolution around another body; as,the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, of the Moon around the Earth.
The path of an object in space as it revolves around another object.
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
a circle around the earth with the centre of the earth as its' centre
a circular or an elliptical path around the Earth
a fixed path in space that the spacecraft follows
an ellipse with a central body at one focus
a regular, repeating path that an object in space takes around another one
a revolution around the sun, while a rotation is a circling of the planet around its own axis
a special kind of trajectory, a closed (or almost closed) curve
a trajectory which does not intersect the Earth
the path of an object through space. This path is usually affected gravitationally by another object, causing it to be curved. Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion describes such a curve in the orbit of the planets
an imaginary circular pathway around the earth in outer space
the line followed by a spacecraft or a celestial body. See Sun synchronous orbit.
The path of one celestial body moving around another under the force of gravity.
revolution of one body around another.
The path of an object revolving around another object or point.
path of a satellite around a body (e.g., Mars), under the influence of gravity
The path taken by one object around another, such as a planet around a star or a satellite around a planet. The Earth and beyond
The path taken by a cyclic attractor. A regular sequence that once entered cannot be exited without perturbation.
The path a body takes around another body due to gravity.
When a fractal formula is iterated, the set of all iteration values is called an orbit. They are call orbits because the iterated values tend to approximately repeat themselves. When these values are plotted and the dots are connected, the paths often look like orbits. If a fractal is iterated 100 times, there will be 100 orbit values.
the path of one object in space around another object.
The path of an object around another object, e.g., planets moving around the Sun.
An orbit is the path followed by any object moving under gravity. Examples include the path a satellite moves in around the Earth or the path a planet moves in around the sun. Satellites and Orbits
The path of the Earth around the sun, or of satellites around the Earth
a specific path followed by a planet, moon, satellite, etc
circle around a star or planet
a curved path described by a planet, satellite, etc., about a celestial body as the sun
the journey of a heavenly body around the sun. The orbits of planets is elliptical, meaning not perfectly circular, but traveling in a stretched-out motion so that the planet is nearer to the sun at some orbital points than at others (see ORBITS OF THE PLANETS). The orbital position at which a planet is closest to the sun is called perihelion, while the point furthest from the sun is called aphelion.
Path, relative to a specified frame of reference, described by the center of mass of a satellite or other object in space subjected primarily to natural forces, mainly the force of gravity.
Path of a satellite around the earth. Low orbits at around 200 miles (320Km) altitude are just above the upper layers of the atmosphere. At these altitudes satellites must move quickly to stay in orbit and take around 90 minutes to complete one revolution. Satellites at these altitudes can provide very high resolution images of surface features (including buildings!). The angle of inclination of the orbit can take the satellite right over the Poles, or limit it to flying over a maximum northerly latitude. Orbits can be near circular, or elliptical, coming closest to the earth at perigee and being furthest at apogee. Orbits with a greater altitude have a longer period. At an altitude of 36000 Km, the period of the satellite equals the rotational period of the Earth (23 hours and 56 minutes) - and the satellite can appear to hang in space, always above one point on the earth's surface.
The path an object takes as it moves around another object.
the path assumed by an object in space, due to balancing or " cancelling out" of accelerations due to gravity and rotation; usually the elliptical path of a small body (e.g., satellite) around a very large body (e.g., planet, moon, or star)
a natural or artificial celestial body’s path of movement. William Orbit is also a techno producer who steals ideas from gay club culture and gives them to Madonna to manufacture hits (see Ray of Light)
The path of a body acted upon by the force of gravity. Under the influence of a single attracting body, all orbital paths trace out simple conic sections. Although all ballistic or free-fall trajectories follow an orbital path, the word orbit is more usually associated with the continuous path of a body which does not impact with its primary.
The path of one body in space as it moves around another. Examples: The Moon moves in a path around the Earth, called its orbit. The Earth and other planets orbit around the sun.
The path of the shaft centerline motion during rotation. The orbit is observed with an oscilloscope connected to x and y-axis displacement transducers. Some dual-channel DSAs also have the ability to display orbits.
The elliptical closed path followed by a body under the gravitational influence of another body.
The path of an object that is moving around another object in space.
The path of one body around another due to the influence of gravity.
1. The path of a body or particle under the influence of a gravitational or other force. For instance, the orbit of a celestial body is its path relative to another body around which it revolves. Orbit is commonly used to designate a closed path and trajectory to denote a path which is not closed. Thus, the trajectory of a sounding rocket, the orbit of a satellite. 2. To go around the earth or other body in an orbit, sense 1.
the path an object follows around a more massive object or common center of mass; usually elliptical in shape
The path that an object, such as a planet or a comet, follows around another object, like the Sun, due to their mutual gravitational pull.
The path of a celestial body as it moves through space.
Circular carry of one or more props around another.
is the path of a body, such as a planet or satellite, in its periodic revolution around another body in space. For example, satellites which orbit Earth near latitude 0. are said to have equatorial orbits, since they remain above the equator. Satellites with inclinations near 90. are said to be in polar orbits because they cross over or near Earth's north and south poles as they revolve around the planet.
the path an object follows as it travels around another object
The path that a planet or other heavenly body follows as it moves around the Sun or another heavenly body. The moon orbits the Earth.
the path that an object takes around a larger object.
The path of a body that is in revolution about another body or point.
Like planets revolving around the sun, reporters also make the rounds of offices, particularly the police stations, to get their weekly payola. The term may also refer to any effort to visit offices for the purpose of soliciting money from news sources.
A specific path followed by a planet, satellite, etc. PARSEC One parsec equals 3.26 light-years.
The path through space of any object - planet, moon, artificial satellite, comet - or group of objects - planetary rings, meteoroid streams - that is moving in the gravitational field of another object. An object orbiting under the influence of a single mass must move in a circle, an ellipse, a parabola or a hyperbola (the "conic sections"). Most objects in the solar system have elliptical (egg-shaped) orbits; those of the planets are highly circularized, those of comets and meteoroid streams highly elliptical (cigar-shaped).
The path of a satellite as it circles the Earth. Early satellites were only a few hundred miles up, but most communications satellites today are geostationary, sitting 22,300 miles above the equator.
Path of a satellite around a spherical body such as Earth.
An orbit is a closed path that an object takes as it revolves around another body. Orbits are generally elliptical, but may be perturbed by the presence of yet other bodies and may even form unusual figures. Planet Orbital Eccentricity Mercury 0.206 Venus 0.007 Earth 0.017 Mars 0.093 Jupiter 0.048 Saturn 0.056 Uranus 0.047 Neptune 0.009 Pluto 0.248
the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves about another body.
The trajectory of an object as determined by the gravitational influence of another object. Can I safely orbit a black hole
The path a satellite takes around the earth.
The path a heavenly body follows as it travels around another stellar body.
The path described by the centre of mass of a satellite in space, subjected to natural forces, principally gravitational attraction, and occasional low-energy corrective forces exerted by a propulsive device in order to achieve and maintain the desired path.
see Sun synchronous orbit, Synchronous orbit
elliptical path described by a celestial body rotating around another one. The orbit is completely determined by 6 parameters: the semimajor axis, the eccentricity, the inclination with respect to some plane, the longitude of the ascending node, the longitude of the periastron and the revolution period.
The path described by a satellite in its periodic revolution.
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The closed path of one object around another.
The path of an object that is moving around a second object or point.
The path traced by a satellite as it passes around a planet. (Related words: path, satellite, near polar, geostationary)
The path followed by an object in space as it goes around another object.
The path of an object circling a second object.
The path that a satellite follows in its motion through space relative to the attracting body.
Path described by an astronomical body (such as a moon or a planet) in its motion though space around another astronomical body (such as a planet or a star).
The path of one astronomical body round another, usually elliptical in shape. Parallax The apparent change in position of a star caused by the annual motion of the Earth round its orbit. When viewed from one position, a nearby object will appear in one place relative to the background. If the observer moves position, the nearby object will appear to be in a slightly different position. Try it using your thumb. Close one eye and line up your thumb with something a bit further away. Swap eyes and you will see your thumb jump to a different position, it will no longer lined up. This is because the background is further away and so appears to move less (like the trees at the side of the road seem to rush 'past' but a town in the distance moves 'past' more slowly). Nearer stars will therefore seem to be in different positions at different times of the year, when compared to the background stars.
In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes around another object while under the influence of a source of centripetal force, such as gravity.