Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "orbit" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

deorbit

Typical Location

outerspace

Capable Of

circular or elliptic

Derived Terms

banana orbit exorbitism geosynchronous orbit high Earth orbit medium Earth orbit nuke it from orbit orbifold orbit-stabilizer theorem orbital orbitary orbitational orbiter orbitography orbiton orbitopathy orbitotomy orbitrap

Context

anatomy geometry group theory mathematics physics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bodily cavity cavity cavum circle environment extent itinerary path route

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Bohr orbit Hohmann orbit Hohmann transfer orbit Mars transfer orbit P/2 orbit Sun-synchronous orbit coorbit escape orbit halo orbit heliosynchronous orbit innermost stable circular orbit interorbit low energy transfer orbit lunar transfer orbit midorbit periorbit rectilinear orbit suborbit transfer orbit

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure body part internal body part path physical path solid object walled cavity

Manner Of

circle

Related Terms

orbita satellite

Related Terms

anger around circle course dynamical system evolution function extent eye socket eyeball group path progression range satellite sphere of influence transformation usual vicinity

Synonym Network

circumambulate eye socket go around launch scope sphere

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.