The difference between Orbit and Sphere

When used as nouns, orbit means a circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel, whereas sphere means a regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle.

When used as verbs, orbit means to circle or revolve around another object, whereas sphere means to place in a sphere, or among the spheres.


check bellow for the other definitions of Orbit and Sphere

  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."

  1. Sphere as a noun (mathematics):

    A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .

  2. Sphere as a noun:

    A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.

  3. Sphere as a noun (astronomy, now, _, rare):

    The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.

  4. Sphere as a noun (historical, astronomy, mythology):

    Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).

  5. Sphere as a noun (mythology):

    An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.

  6. Sphere as a noun (figuratively):

    The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

  7. Sphere as a noun (geometry):

    The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .

  8. Sphere as a noun (logic):

    The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

  1. Sphere as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.

  2. Sphere as a verb (transitive):

    To make round or spherical; to perfect.

    Examples:

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