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
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Launch as a verb (transitive):
To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball; to hurl; to propel with force.
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Launch as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
Examples:
"synonyms: lance pierce"
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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."
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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."
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Launch as a verb (transitive, computing):
to cause (a program) to operate
Examples:
"usex Double-click an icon to launch the associated application."
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Launch as a verb (transitive):
To release; to put onto the market for sale
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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"
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Launch as a verb (intransitive, computing):
(of a program) to start to operate
Examples:
"usex After clicking the icon, the application will launch."
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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.)
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Launch as a noun:
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
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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'"
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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".
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Launch as a noun (nautical):
A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
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Launch as a noun (nautical):
An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
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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."