The difference between Orb and Orbit
When used as nouns, orb means a spherical body, whereas orbit means a circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.
When used as verbs, orb means to form into an orb or circle, whereas orbit means to circle or revolve around another object.
check bellow for the other definitions of Orb and Orbit
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Orb as a noun:
A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
Examples:
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Orb as a noun:
One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions
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Orb as a noun:
A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit
Examples:
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Orb as a noun (rare):
A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
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Orb as a noun (poetic):
The eye, as luminous and spherical
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Orb as a noun (poetic):
A revolving circular body; a wheel
Examples:
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Orb as a noun (rare):
A sphere of action.
Examples:
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Orb as a noun:
A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal power
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Orb as a noun:
A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))
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Orb as a noun (military):
A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.
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Orb as a verb (poetic, transitive):
To form into an orb or circle.
Examples:
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Orb as a verb (poetic, intransitive):
To become round like an orb.
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Orb as a verb (poetic, transitive):
To encircle; to surround; to enclose.
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Orb as a noun (architecture):
A blank window or panel.
Examples:
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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."