orbit

ˈɔrbɪt
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Translation of orbit into German,

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Verb

1.

astronomy

intr.
move around a central point in a path
intr.
  • The moon orbits the Earth.Der Mond umkreist die Erde.
2.

spacecraft

tr.TECH.
send a satellite into a path around a planet
tr.TECH.
  • They plan to orbit the satellite next year.Sie planen, den Satelliten nächstes Jahr in die Umlaufbahn zu bringen.
3.

focus

intr.Rare
center around a particular idea or person
intr.Rare
sich drehen um kreisen um
  • The discussion orbits the main topic.Die Diskussion dreht sich um das Hauptthema.

Noun

1.

influence

sphere of influence or activity
Einflussbereich mAktivitätssphäre Wirkungskreis
  • The company expanded its orbit of operations.Das Unternehmen erweiterte seinen Einflussbereich der Operationen.
2.

astronomy

TECH.
path of a celestial body around another due to gravitational forces
TECH.
  • The moon completes its orbit around Earth every 27 days..Der Mond vollendet seine Umlaufbahn um die Erde alle 27 Tage
3.

medical

TECH.
bony cavity containing the eyeball
TECH.
  • The doctor examined the orbit for fractures.Der Arzt untersuchte die Augenhöhle auf Frakturen.
4.

physics

TECH.
path of an electron around a nucleus
TECH.
  • Electrons move in an orbit around the nucleus.Elektronen bewegen sich in einer Umlaufbahn um den Kern.
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Expressions with orbit: examples in English and translations in German

durch die Decke
The product's sales went into orbit.
im Orbit
The satellite is in orbit around Earth.
außerhalb des eigenen Einflussbereichs
Political lobbying is outside his orbit and beyond his daily responsibilities.
in jemandes Umlaufbahn
She has been in his orbit since they started working together.
außerhalb der Umlaufbahn
The satellite is out of orbit and drifting away.
komplett beseitigen
auslöschen
The bug was so bad we had to nuke it from orbit.

Images of orbit

  • orbit: path of a celestial body around another due to gravitational forces
    (astronomy) Umlaufbahn

Synonyms and analogies of orbit in English

Examples of orbit in a sentence

  • Comets orbit the sun in elongated paths.
  • The mission aims to orbit a new weather satellite.
  • Scientists successfully orbited the probe around Mars.
  • Her interests orbit around environmental issues.
  • The conversation orbits around his latest achievements.
  • The politician's orbit of influence is expanding rapidly.

Translations of "orbit" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derOrbitnm.

The launched module docked perfectly with the station in orbit.

Das abgeschossene Modul dockte perfekt an der Station im Orbit an.

dieUmlaufbahnnf.

Witnesses were amazed by the launching of the spacecraft into orbit.

Die Zuschauer waren vom Start des Raumschiffs in die Umlaufbahn fasziniert.

dieBahnnf.

Astronomers measure eccentricity to predict the orbit of comets accurately.

Astronomen messen die Exzentrizität, um die Bahn von Kometen genau vorherzusagen.

dieErdumlaufbahnnf.

The rockets can thus reach the orbit faster and consume less fuel.

Die Raketen können so die Erdumlaufbahn schneller erreichen und verbrauchen weniger Treibstoff.

derUmlaufnm.

This city was in orbit over the earth once before.

Diese Stadt befand sich schon einmal im Umlauf um die Erde.

Verb
umkreisenv.

Planets orbit the sun in patterns that have fascinated astronomers for centuries.

Planeten umkreisen die Sonne in Mustern, die Astronomen seit Jahrhunderten faszinieren.

kreisenv.

You must make all your electrons orbit around the nucleus.

Sie müssen alle Ihre Elektronen um den Kern kreisen lassen.

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orbit: Examples and translations in context

Hungary remained a country within the communist orbit despite growing internal dissent.

Ungarn blieb trotz zunehmender innerer Unruhen ein Land im kommunistischen Orbit.

The earth station sent a signal to the satellite in orbit yesterday.

Die Bodenstation sendete gestern ein Signal an den Satelliten im Orbit.

Satellites in geostationary orbit are exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation.

Satelliten im geostationären Orbit sind hohen Dosen kosmischer Strahlung ausgesetzt.

Albania initially was a country within the communist orbit, later distancing itself significantly.

Albanien war anfangs ein Land im kommunistischen Orbit, entfernte sich später jedoch deutlich.

Yugoslavia was a unique country within the communist orbit, maintaining non-aligned status internationally.

Jugoslawien war ein besonderes Land im kommunistischen Orbit und blieb international blockfrei.

That'll be difficult for them once we've achieved orbit.

Das wird schwierig werden, sobald wir den Orbit erreicht haben.

So the ship is probably still in orbit, but cloaked.

Dann ist das Schiff wohl noch im Orbit, aber getarnt.

The next thing we need are places to stay on orbit.

Als nächstes brauchen wir Orte, um im Orbit zu bleiben.

See also:

in orbitinto orbitgeostationary orbitlow Earth orbitout of orbit
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