The difference between Circumambulate and Orbit

When used as verbs, circumambulate means to walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose, whereas orbit means to circle or revolve around another object.


Orbit is also noun with the meaning: a circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.

check bellow for the other definitions of Circumambulate and Orbit

  1. Circumambulate as a verb (transitive):

    To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

  1. Orbit as a noun:

    A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.

    Examples:

    "The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."

  2. Orbit as a noun:

    A sphere of influence; an area of control.

    Examples:

    "In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."

  3. Orbit as a noun:

    The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.

    Examples:

    "The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."

  4. Orbit as a noun (anatomy):

    The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.

  5. Orbit as a noun (physics):

    A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron´s occurrence around the atom's nucleus.

  6. Orbit as a noun (mathematics):

    A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.

  7. Orbit as a noun (geometry, group theory):

    The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.

  8. Orbit as a noun (informal):

    A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.

    Examples:

    "Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car."

  1. Orbit as a verb:

    To circle or revolve around another object.

    Examples:

    "The Earth orbits the Sun."

  2. Orbit as a verb:

    To move around the general vicinity of something.

    Examples:

    "The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, asking for sweets."

  3. Orbit as a verb:

    To place an object into an orbit around a planet.

    Examples:

    "A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."

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