The difference between Launch and Orbit

When used as nouns, launch means the movement of a vessel from land into the water, whereas orbit means a circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.

When used as verbs, launch means to throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball, whereas orbit means to circle or revolve around another object.


check bellow for the other definitions of Launch and Orbit

  1. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball; to hurl; to propel with force.

  2. Launch as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lance pierce"

  3. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat.

    Examples:

    "The navy launched another ship."

  4. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

    Examples:

    "Our business launched a new project."

  5. Launch as a verb (transitive, computing):

    to cause (a program) to operate

    Examples:

    "usex Double-click an icon to launch the associated application."

  6. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To release; to put onto the market for sale

  7. Launch as a verb (intransitive, often with out):

    To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.

    Examples:

    "to launch into an argument or discussion"

    "to launch into lavish expenditures"

  8. Launch as a verb (intransitive, computing):

    (of a program) to start to operate

    Examples:

    "usex After clicking the icon, the application will launch."

  1. Launch as a noun:

    The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

  2. Launch as a noun:

    The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

  3. Launch as a noun:

    An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

    Examples:

    "product launch'"

    "book launch'"

  1. Launch as a noun (nautical):

    The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".

  2. Launch as a noun (nautical):

    A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.

  3. Launch as a noun (nautical):

    An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.

  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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