orbit

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,U] a curved path followed by a planet or an object as it moves around another planet, star, moon, etc: the earth's orbit around the sun * a space station in orbit round the moon * A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth. 2 [sing.] an area that a particular person, organization, etc. deals with or is able to influence: to come / fall / be within sb's orbit verb ~ (around sth) to move in an orbit (= a curved path) around a much larger object, especially a planet, star, etc: [VN] The earth takes a year to orbit the sun. [also V]