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
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Circumambulate as a verb (transitive):
To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Orbit as a noun (anatomy):
The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
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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.
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Orbit as a noun (mathematics):
A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
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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.
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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."
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Orbit as a verb:
To circle or revolve around another object.
Examples:
"The Earth orbits the Sun."
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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."
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Orbit as a verb:
To place an object into an orbit around a planet.
Examples:
"A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."