Orbit and Span

Orbit

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

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

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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Orbit and span are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Orbit" instead a noun "Span".

Nearby Word: spanned

high	high orbit	high span
full	full orbit	full span
low	low orbit	low span
long	long orbit	long span
Other adjectives: particular, normal, original, entire, arbitrary, higher.

Humans Are Japanese Curb-Stomp Battle: A lone Gunbuster versus enough space aliens to span the diameter of Pluto's orbit?

Source: Anime / GunBuster
The games of the Phantasy Star series span different universes: the original series of 8-bit and 16-bit Role Playing Games take place in the Algol solar system, while Phantasy Star Online takes place entirely on and in orbit above the planet Ragol.

Source: Alternate Universe

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