Orbit and Time

Orbit

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

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

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

Time noun - A particular point at which an event takes place.

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Orbit and time are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Orbit" instead a noun "Time".

Nearby Words: timed, timely, timing, timeout, timeliness

high	high orbit	high time
full	full orbit	full time
long	long orbit	long time
particular	particular orbit	particular time
Other adjectives: normal, right, perfect, current, original, proper, entire, real, slow, different.

orbit head

time head

Satellites in orbit, for a Real Life example, have thrusters to keep them from drifting out of the required orbit all the time.

Source: Mid-Air Bobbing
Duke day lasts for the same time all the time (at least at the equator), but Duchess night and true night pass between complete Duchess night and complete true night depending on the planet's position around its orbit.

Source: Binary Suns
Space Does Not Work That Way: In the beginning, the elevator goes straight up into space, and then right into orbit, despite no forces parallel to the earth's surface being applied to the elevator during this time, which a rocket would need in order to orbit the earth.

Source: Literature / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

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