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• orbit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. path, track, circuit, revolution, course; region, range, sphere, realm, scope; province, sphere of influence. See astronautics, business. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Path described by one body revolving… …   English dictionary for students

• orbit — n. & v. n. 1 a the curved, usu. closed course of a planet, satellite, etc. b (prec. by in, into, out of, etc.) the state of motion in an orbit. c one complete passage around an orbited body. 2 the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus. 3 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• orbit — [ôr′bit] n. [MFr orbite < ML orbita < L, path, track < orbis, a circle, wheel] 1. the bony cavity containing the eye; eye socket 2. [L orbita] a) the actual or imaginary path taken by a celestial body during its periodic revolution… …   English World dictionary

• put\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… …   Словарь американских идиом

• orbit — n. 1) to make an orbit around, of, round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) 2) in; into orbit (to put a satellite into orbit) * * * [ ɔːbɪt] of round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) into orbit (to put a satellite into… …   Combinatory dictionary

• orbit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ circular, elliptical ▪ eccentric ▪ Mercury s orbit is fairly eccentric. ▪ high, low …   Collocations dictionary

• orbit — noun 1》 the regularly repeated elliptical course of a celestial object or spacecraft about a star or planet.     ↘the path of an electron round an atomic nucleus. 2》 a field of activity or influence: they brought many friends within the orbit of… …   English new terms dictionary

• put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put into — phr verb Put into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑action, ↑ambulance, ↑bag, ↑bat, ↑box, ↑circulation, ↑context, ↑effect, ↑first, ↑gear, ↑head, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• orbit — or·bit || É”rbɪt / ɔːb n. course of planets or satellites around another heavenly body; path of protons or electrons circling the nucleus of an atom; usual course of activity; orb v. rotate around a heavenly body on a set course (Astronomy);… …   English contemporary dictionary