to be in orbit
91orbit — 1. noun a) A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object. The Moons orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete. b) A sphere of influence; an area of control. In the post WWII era, several eastern European… …
92Orbit (Chewing-gum) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Orbit.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Orbite (homonymie). Orbit, est une marque de chewing gum, appartenant au groupe Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, commercialisés principalement au Royaume Uni et aux États… …
93Orbit (édition) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Orbit.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Orbite (homonymie). Orbit est une maison d édition internationale, spécialisée en fantasy et en science fiction, fondée en 1974. En 1992, sa société mère a été… …
94orbit — [16] Orbit comes from Latin orbita. This was a derivative of the noun orbis, which originally meant ‘circle, disc’. It was applied metaphorically to a number of circular things, including the ‘circular path of a satellite’ (from which the main… …
95orbit — 1. noun 1) the monthly orbit of the Moon Syn: course, path, circuit, track, trajectory, rotation, revolution, circle; rare circumgyration 2) the problem comes outside our orbit Syn: sphere, sphere of influence …
96orbit — or•bit [[t]ˈɔr bɪt[/t]] n. 1) astron. the curved path, usu. elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body 2) the usual course of one s life 3) the sphere of influence, as of a nation or person 4) phs… …
97orbit, subsynchronous satellite — A satellite orbit that is at lower altitude than the 35,880 kilometers required for a synchronous equatorial orbit …
98orbit — <lat.> 1. astr. Göy cisminin hərəkət etdiyi yol. Marsın orbiti. // Süni peyklərin, kosmik gəmilərin hərəkət etdiyi yol. Kosmik gəmi Yer səthi üzərində perigeyi 175 kilometr və apogeyi 302 kilometr olan orbitə çıxmışdır. 2. məc. Mehvər.… …
99orbit — [16] Orbit comes from Latin orbita. This was a derivative of the noun orbis, which originally meant ‘circle, disc’. It was applied metaphorically to a number of circular things, including the ‘circular path of a satellite’ (from which the main… …
100orbit period — noun the time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body the orbit period depends on the altitude of the satellite • Hypernyms: ↑period …
