orbited
past simple and past participle oforbit
orbit
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈɔː.bɪt/us/ˈɔːr.bɪt/tofollowacurvedpatharound aplanetorstar:
On thismissionthe Shuttle will orbit (theEarth) at aheightof several hundredmiles.
Compare
revolve
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- planet
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon
- supernova
- syzygy
Examplesoforbited
orbited
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In fact, many adult men were transients who, in effect,orbitedaround a central place or lodging that they might call their residence or, less formally, their home.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Itorbitedat 541 x 557 km with inclination of 50.7.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is believed to beorbitedby at least four planets.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the spacecraft continuouslyorbited, it would lag its predicted positions slightly, accumulating greater and greater delay due to drag of the residual atmosphere.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He hasorbitedthe earth 11,968 times traveling about 515,000,000 kilometers.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As theyorbited, their overlap with the material plane changed and access to those planes became easier or restricted.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mission was hazardous, and many aircraft were hit by ground fire as theyorbitedthe target area at low level.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Around the black holeorbiteda disk made of infalling matter, flattened into a thin plate, spinning endlessly.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the spacecraftorbitedthe red planet, the spectrometer swept through the sky and measured the radiation field.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This way there would be a day/night cycle as the moonorbitedits primary, and there would be distribution of heat.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He went further, noting the strong absorptions lines in the spectrum, to suggest that the two starsorbitedwithin an envelope of gas.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 2011, a planet that is theorized to be the remaining core of a star thatorbiteda pulsar was announced.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During a mission of 01:49:40 in duration, itorbitedthe earth once.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each ion consists of a protonorbitedby two electrons.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Astronauts neverorbitedpole to pole, as implied by the mosaic.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
- Inauguration Day
- inauguration-day
- inauspicious
- inauspiciously
- inauspicious start
- inauthentic
- in a way
- in-a-way
- in a word
- in-a-word
- in-a-world-of-own
- in a world of your own
- in-a-world-of-your-own
- in back of
- in-back-of
- in-backyard
- in balance
- in-balance
- in ballast
- in-ballast
- in-basket
- in-basket
- in bed
- in-bed
- in-between