Question

What does orbit mean?

Answer 1

orbit means an elliptical path on which the planets revolve.

Answer 2

orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object,such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet. Normally, orbit refers to a regularly repeating trajectory, although it may also refer to a non-repeating trajectory. To a close approximation, planets and satellites follow elliptic orbits, with the central mass being orbited at a focal point of the ellipse,[