Polyglot Dictionary

órbita

/ˈɔɾbitɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as órbitas

Meaning

  1. orbit

    • Entrou em órbita.

      It entered orbit.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

esfera

Figuratively, esfera (sphere, as in "sphere of influence") is a general domain or area; órbita (orbit) is specifically the path something follows, or the range it moves within — "fora da minha órbita" (outside my orbit).

Similar in other languages

German

Umlaufbahn

Umlaufbahn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "orbit."

Spanish

órbita

órbita is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "orbit."

French

orbite

orbite is the French word for the same thing — both mean "orbit."

Practice

1 What does órbita mean?

2 Fill the gap: Entrou em ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches órbita?

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