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orbit

/ˈɔːbɪt/noun

उच्चारण ऑर्बिट

कक्षा, परिक्रमा-पथ; प्रभाव-क्षेत्र

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C, U]

    a curved path followed by a planet or an object as it moves around another planet, star, moon; an area that a particular organization, person deals with or has influence over

    कक्षा, परिक्रमा-पथ; प्रभाव-क्षेत्र

    • The earth's orbit around the sun
    • in orbit
    • The satellite stayed in orbit for ten years.
    + 2 more examples
    • Mars has a longer orbit around the sun than the earth.
    • Small decisions fall within the orbit of the department manager.

    Synonyms path course circuit revolution sphere

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to move in a curved path around a much larger object, especially a planet, star

    परिक्रमा करना

    • The moon orbits the earth.
    • The spacecraft will orbit the moon twice before landing.
    • Several satellites orbit the earth at great heights.
    + 1 more example
    • Planets orbit the sun in slightly oval paths.

    Synonyms circle revolve around go round encircle

◇Word family
orbital adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

path course circuit revolution sphere circle revolve around go round encircle

§Grammar and usage

Usage: orbit also means an area of influence ('within the orbit of the government').

प्रयोग में orbit का अर्थ प्रभाव-क्षेत्र भी है ('within the orbit of the government')।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science GK, asked very often: the earth orbits the sun in about 365¼ days (a revolution) and spins on its axis in about 24 hours (a rotation); the moon orbits the earth in about 27.3 days; planets move in elliptical orbits (Kepler's laws); a geostationary orbit is about 36,000 km above the equator, where a satellite stays above the same place; Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission, 2013) made India the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit and the first in the world to do so in its first attempt.

विज्ञान GK में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: पृथ्वी लगभग 365¼ दिनों में सूर्य की परिक्रमा करती है (परिक्रमण) और लगभग 24 घंटे में अपनी धुरी पर घूमती है (घूर्णन); चंद्रमा लगभग 27.3 दिनों में पृथ्वी की परिक्रमा करता है; ग्रह दीर्घवृत्ताकार कक्षाओं में चलते हैं (Kepler के नियम); भूस्थिर कक्षा भूमध्य रेखा से लगभग 36,000 किमी ऊपर है, जहाँ उपग्रह एक ही स्थान के ऊपर रहता है; मंगलयान (Mars Orbiter Mission, 2013) से भारत मंगल की कक्षा में पहुँचने वाला पहला एशियाई देश और पहले ही प्रयास में ऐसा करने वाला दुनिया का पहला देश बना।