Axis vs. Orbit

Axisnoun

(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

Axisnoun

(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)

Axisnoun

(anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

Axisnoun

(psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

Axisnoun

(botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

Axisnoun

Axis axis, a deer native to Asia.

Axisnoun

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

Axisnoun

A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.

Axisnoun

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.

Axisnoun

The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.

Axisnoun

The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.

Axisnoun

One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.

Axisnoun

The primary or secondary central line of any design.

Axisnoun

a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

Axisnoun

the center around which something rotates

Axisnoun

the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

Axisnoun

in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations;

Axisnoun

a group of countries in special alliance

Axisnoun

the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

Orbitnoun

A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.

Orbitnoun

A sphere of influence; an area of control.

Orbitnoun

The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.

Orbitnoun

(anatomy) The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.

Orbitnoun

(physics) A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron´s occurrence around the atom's nucleus.

Orbitnoun

(mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.

Orbitnoun

The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.

Orbitnoun

(informal) A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.

Orbitverb

To circle or revolve around another object.

Orbitverb

To move around the general vicinity of something.

Orbitverb

To place an object into an orbit around a planet.

Orbitnoun

The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.

Orbitnoun

An orb or ball.

Orbitnoun

The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.

Orbitnoun

The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.

Orbitnoun

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

Orbitnoun

a particular environment or walk of life;

Orbitnoun

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Orbitnoun

the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

Orbitnoun

the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

Orbitverb

move in an orbit;

Orbitnoun

the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution

Orbitnoun

one complete circuit round an orbited body

Orbitnoun

the state of moving in an orbit

Orbitnoun

the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus.

Orbitnoun

an area of activity, interest, or influence

Orbitnoun

the cavity in the skull of a vertebrate that contains the eye; the eye socket.

Orbitnoun

the area round the eye of a bird or other animal.

Orbitverb

(of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit round (a star or planet)

Orbitverb

move in a circle

Orbitverb

put (a satellite) into orbit

Orbit

In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object, such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet. Normally, orbit refers to a regularly repeating trajectory, although it may also refer to a non-repeating trajectory.