orbit
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The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
A sphere of influence
A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
- In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
- The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
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A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a…
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.
The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
- All right, I'll play one more orbit but then I'm leaving!
A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
- Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car.
- Given a veritable Pagan's Paddock by the Cats to work in on Friday night, Danger booted two goals in the first seven minutes to send Geelong fans into orbit.
To circle or revolve around another object or position.
- The Earth orbits the Sun.
- The satellite orbits the Lagrange point.
To move around the general vicinity of something.
- The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.
To move in a circle.
To center (around).
- I have orbited my entire life around you, and you know it, okay?
To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up…
To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up with them.
The neighborhood
- antonymdeorbit
- neighborBohr orbit
- neighborcoorbit
- neighborescape orbit
- neighborhalo orbit
- neighborheliosynchronous orbit
- neighborHohmann orbit
- neighborHohmann transfer orbit
- neighborinnermost stable circular orbit
- neighborinterorbit
- neighborlow energy transfer orbit
- neighborlunar transfer orbit
- neighborMars transfer orbit
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at orbit. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at orbit. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at orbit
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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