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celestial orbit

noun

the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

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he plotted the orbit of the moon

• Syn: ↑orbit

• Derivationally related forms: ↑orbital (for: ↑orbit), ↑orbit (for: ↑orbit)

• Hypernyms: ↑path, ↑route, ↑itinerary

• Hyponyms: ↑geosynchronous orbit

• Part Meronyms: ↑apoapsis, ↑point of apoapsis, ↑periapsis, ↑point of periapsis

Useful english dictionary. 2012.