Orbit ,
n. [L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb.]- (Astron.) 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.
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- An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper]
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Roll the lucid orbit of an eye.
Young.
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- (Anat.) The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
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- (Zool.) The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
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