English noun: celestial orbit | |||
1. | celestial orbit (location) the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another | ||
Samples | He plotted the orbit of the moon. | ||
Synonyms | orbit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | itinerary, path, route | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | geosynchronous orbit | ||
Part holonym | apoapsis, periapsis, point of apoapsis, point of periapsis | ||