Edge and Orbit

Edge

Edge noun - A harsh or sharp quality.

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Orbit and edge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Orbit" instead a noun "Edge".

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

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

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Edge and orbit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edge" instead a noun "Orbit".

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

similar	similar edge	similar orbit
right	right edge	right orbit
original	original edge	original orbit
outer	outer edge	outer orbit
Other adjectives: upper, entire, real, extreme, inner, new, political, left, closest.

In the first arc of the Mighty Avengers we learn that Tony Stark (already on the edge of the Moral Event Horizon after the Civil War) has launched weather altering satellites into orbit.

Source: Weather-Control Machine
Planet's Edge is an RPG where an alien ship appears in Earth's orbit, is fired upon, and does something that cripples it but causes the planet to vanish.

Source: But What About the Astronauts?
You'll often hear, particularly when concerning the Voyager probes, that they have reached the "edge" of the Solar System; originally this meant moving beyond Pluto's orbit, a definition that now feels very "last century".

Source: Useful Notes / The Solar System

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