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								the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another he plotted the orbit of the moon
 2.
								a particular environment or walk of life
 he's out of my orbit
 3.
								an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
 in the political orbit of a world power
 4.
								the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
 5.
								the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
 
 'orbit' - used as a verb
 6.
								move in an orbit
 The moon orbits around the Earth
 The planets are orbiting the sun
 electrons orbit the nucleus
 
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			| 1. Orbit / Plural orbits
 2. Orbit / Past
 orbited
 3. Orbit / Third Person
 orbits
 4. Orbit / Present Participle
 orbiting
 
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