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Orbit

Definition

(noun) The path that an object, such as a planet, moon, or satellite, follows as it revolves around a larger body, such as a star or a planet, due to gravity; (verb) To move in such a path around something.

Example Sentences

1The Earth takes 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.
2What is the average distance of the Moon's orbit from the Earth?
3The spacecraft was placed into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere.
4If you were to travel in a spaceship and enter the orbit of a distant planet, what would you see?
5The International Space Station orbits the Earth at an altitude of around 400 kilometers.

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