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Määritelmät

Substantiivi

1. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
2. (astronomy) An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
3. One complete circuit round an orbited body.
4. (uncountable) The state of moving in an orbit.
5. (physics) The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
6. (pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
7. (figurative) A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
8. (anatomy) The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
9. (zoology) The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
10. (mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
11. (geometry, group theory) The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
12. (poker, Texas hold 'em) The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
13. (informal) A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.

Verbi

1. (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
2. (transitive) To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
3. (transitive) To move around the general vicinity of something.
4. (transitive) To move in a circle.
5. (transitive) To center (around).
6. (transitive, dating) To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up with them.