Orbit and Path

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

Usage example: he plotted the orbit of the moon

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Path is a synonym for orbit in course topic. In some cases you can use "Path" instead a noun "Orbit", when it comes to topics like space, circuit.

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

Path noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.

Usage example: I tripped over a rock directly in my path

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Orbit is a synonym for path in space topic. You can use "Orbit" instead a noun "Path".

Nearby Words: pathway, pathless

full	full orbit	full path
safe	safe orbit	safe path
long	long orbit	long path
particular	particular orbit	particular path
Other adjectives: similar, normal, right, complete, current, original, circular, proper, upper, entire, real, lower, main, new, different.

If a satellite is currently in an orbit that would take it within the atmosphere of a planet and it lacked the means to sufficiently change its orbit such that the path no longer intersects the atmosphere.

Source: Analysis / Gravity Sucks
This is the handwave for the first two games forcing the player down a linear flight-path; the Omaha is hitting enemy targets from orbit while you make surgical strikes.

Source: Video Game / Shockwave
In Disgaea 4, HD Asagi uses this in her final skill, which knocks the enemies around her into orbit... right in the path of the Yoshitsuna's Wave Motion Gun.

Source: Deface of the Moon

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