🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

軌道

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kidō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Orbit/ˈɔː.bɪt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"衛星は地球の軌道を周回しています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.

    "The satellite was placed into a stable orbit around the Earth."
As verb
  1. 1

    To move in a circular or elliptical path around a celestial body.

    "The spacecraft will orbit Mars for several months."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'orbit' originates from the Latin 'orbita', meaning 'a track' or 'path', which evolved in Middle English to refer to the circular path of celestial bodies around a star or planet. Its usage has expanded over time to include various contexts in physics and astronomy.

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