orbiter

ˈɔrbɪtər

Definition

Definition of orbiter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

space

TECH.

spacecraft that orbits a planet without landing

TECH.

The orbiter sent back stunning images of Mars.

satellite

spacecraft

relationship

Rare

Slang

person who hangs around someone they like

Rare

Slang

He's just an orbiter, too shy to ask her out.

admirer

fan

follower

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spacecraft that orbits a planet without landing

Origin of orbiter

Latin, orbita (track)

Terms with orbiter included in their meaning

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LRO

acr.

acr: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

satellite that takes pictures of the moon

MRO

acr.

acr: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA satellite studying Mars surface and atmosphere

Columbia

vehicle

first operational U.S. space shuttle orbiter used for Earth orbit missions

Examples of orbiter in a sentence

Scientists are excited about the data the orbiter will collect.
She realized he was just an orbiter, always around but never close.
In social circles, orbiters often linger without making a move.

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French:orbiteur, admirateur discret, ...
German:Orbiter, Verehrer, ...
Italian:orbiter, satellite, ...
Spanish:orbitador, merodeador, ...
Portuguese:orbitador, admirador, ...
Chinese:轨道飞行器, 追随者, ...
Japanese:オービター, ...
Arabic:مركبة مدارية, مُلاحِق, ...
Hebrew:מַקֶּפֶת, מַעֲרִיץ מִן הַצַּד, ...
Russian:орбитер, наблюдатель, ...
Ukrainian:орбітер, обертач, ...
Hindi:ऑर्बिटर, मंडराने वाला व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:অরবিটার, প্রেমিক, ...
Catalan:orbital, admirador distant, ...
Czech:kosmická sonda, nápadník, ...
Danish:orbiter, omkredser, ...
Dutch:orbiter, aanbidder, ...
Greek:διαστημόπλοιο, περιφερόμενος, ...
Hungarian:orbiterszonda, udvarló, ...
Khmer:យានអវកាសគោចរ, មនុស្សដែលតែងនៅក្បែរអ្នកដែលខ្លួនចូលចិត្ត, ...
Korean:궤도선, 주변인, ...
Persian:مدارگرد, دورگرد, ...
Polish:orbiter, krążownik, ...
Portuguese (BR):orbitador, paquerador, ...
Romanian:orbiter, admirator tăcut, ...
Swedish:orbiter, hängare, ...
Thai:ยานโคจร, คนที่วนเวียนอยู่รอบๆ, ...
Turkish:yörünge aracı, yörüngeci, ...
Vietnamese:tàu quỹ đạo, người hay quanh quẩn, ...

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