CELESTIAL ORBIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

he plotted the orbit of the moon

Synonyms:

celestial orbit; orbit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("celestial orbit" is a kind of...):

itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)

Meronyms (parts of "celestial orbit"):

apoapsis; point of apoapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)

periapsis; point of periapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "celestial orbit"):

geosynchronous orbit (a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours)