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orbits 1 of 2

noun

plural of orbit

as in loops

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orbits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of orbit

as in circles

to travel completely around the moon orbits the Earth

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Noun

The kick stage will be able to take big payloads from LEO to higher-energy orbits — for example, up to 8,800 pounds (4,000 kg) to geostationary orbit, a popular hangout for spy, communications and weather satellites that lies 22,236 miles (35,785 kilometers) above Earth. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 June 2026 Canadian and American researchers simulated satellite orbits in low Earth orbit and generated a metric, the CRASH Clock, that measures the number of days before collisions start happening if collision-avoidance maneuvers stop. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026 The plan represents a departure for Europe’s top satellite makers, which have traditionally focused on large, complex spacecraft in high orbits, but the industry has been disrupted by Starlink’s small, relatively cheap, low-orbit machines. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025

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Cancri e is a super-Earth that orbits its host star every 18 hours, and could be covered by a magma ocean. — Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The new definition of a planet, according to Nat Geo, is an object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to have become round (due to the force of its own gravity) and dominates the neighborhood around its orbit. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 The Perseids, like all meteors, are offshoots from comets, specifically the Swift-Tuttle Comet which orbits the Sun every 133 years. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The parent comet of the Perseids — the comet that sheds particles resulting in the meteor shower — is 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun about every 133 years. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 The Perseids are debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an icy ball that orbits the sun every 133 years and isn't scheduled for a return visit until 2125. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The Perseids are debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an icy ball that orbits the sun every 133 years and isn’t scheduled for a return visit until 2125. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Worlds with no sun Every planet in our Solar System orbits the sun, but not all planets are so fortunate. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which already orbits the moon, should provide before and after photos of the wreckage site in the next few weeks. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Agile took that instinct and turned it into a discipline, with shorter cycles, tighter feedback loops and quicker releases.

— Tim Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Ovener 2-pack Silicone Luggage Tags $8 at Amazon Outfitted with steel cable loops, a waterproof PVC identification tag, and a flexible silicone body, these Ovener luggage tags were built for the long haul.

— Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of loops

Verb

Separately in the episode, River (Jack Lowden) and Sid (Olivia Cooke) are on the run from a pair of assassins, while the rest of the team circles the wagons en route to a safe house.

— Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Travelling roughly 300 miles (483 kilometers) above Earth's surface at about 17,000 mph (27,000 kph), Hubble circles the planet roughly 15 times per day, which is about one lap every 95 minutes.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of circles

Noun

If either of those circuits sides with the Tax Court’s functional test, a formal circuit split will emerge, creating the classic recipe for Supreme Court review.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Then, looking at the amp rating of your circuits (most laundry appliances require a 15–30 amp circuit).

— Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of circuits

Verb

This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of traverses

Noun

Through quests, combat, exploration and cooperative adventures, players can forge their own paths through the medieval fantasy world of Gielinor.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Oracular methods such as automatism and tarot cards would lead Colquhoun down many paths in her search for knowledge, while the duality of the androgyne fascinated her in her art and writing.

— Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of paths

Noun

That complexity can mean longer trajectories, harder reasoning tasks, and more files in an environment.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
This unique propagation gives rise to wave trajectories with directional rotation, or handedness, which dictates whether paths rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of trajectories

Noun

Accessibility There’s wheelchair access to the ground floor rooms & garden, with paths around the property to access the restaurant, although the gravel pathways are not ideal for wheelchairs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
As potential homebuyers in California weigh some very expensive housing options, they are often steered toward condominiums — one of the most affordable pathways to becoming a homeowner in the United States.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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