orbit round

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the path of one object in space around another one

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Examples (10)

  • The Earth orbits round the Sun.
  • Many satellites orbit round our planet.
  • A newly discovered asteroid was found orbiting round Mars.
  • The spacecraft is designed to orbit round Jupiter for a year.
  • Scientists study how planets orbit round distant stars.
  • The ISS continuously orbits round the Earth at high speed.
  • Could a moon orbit round another moon?
  • Its trajectory shows it will orbit round the gas giant several times.
  • Planets don't orbit perfectly round the Sun; their paths are elliptical.
  • The debris from the satellite continues to orbit round the Earth.