orbit
Orbit ( Latin orbita , orbit ') denotes:
- In space travel and astronomy, the orbit of an object around a celestial body, the orbit
- related to this is the orbit of a satellite around a central body, see satellite orbit
- in mathematics the set of all points into which an element can be transferred by a group operation, see group operation
- in mathematics and the theory of dynamic systems, the set of states that a dynamic system assumes over time.
- in medicine the eye socket, see orbita
Orbit are called:
- Orbit (song) , song by Shirin David
- William Orbit , musician
- Orbit-iEX , a former Swiss computer fair
- Orbit (series) , an American series of science fiction anthologies (1966–1980)
- Orbit Science Fiction , an American science fiction magazine (1953–1954)
- Orbit Books , a British publishing house
- ORBit, a CORBA implementation, see Common Object Request Broker Architecture
- a brand of chewing gum made by The Wrigley Company
See also:
Wiktionary: Orbit - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
