Plural of orbit
regular plural
The plural of orbit is orbits.
Forms of orbit
| Singular | orbit /ˈɔː.bɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | orbits |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Orbits in a sentence
- The Earth orbits the Sun.
- The satellite orbits the Lagrange point.
- There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.From the entry fact
- If a group acts on itself through conjugation, then its orbits are its conjugacy classes and its stabilizer subgroups are its centralizers.From the entry conjugacy class
- Scattered disc objects typically have highly eccentric orbits which can be inclined up to 40° relative to the orbital plane of the inner solar system.From the entry scattered disc object
Meaning of orbit
- noun An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- noun One complete circuit round an orbited body.
- noun The state of moving in an orbit.
Questions about the plural of orbit
- What is the plural of orbit?
- The plural of orbit is orbits.
- Is orbit countable?
- Orbit is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: orbit (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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