Or"bit (?), n. [L. orbita a track or rut
made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb.]
1. (Astron.) The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution
around another body; as, the
orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of
the moon.
2. An orb
or ball. [Rare & Improper]
Roll the lucid orbit of an eye.
Young. 3. (Anat.)
The cavity or socket of
the skull in which the
eye and its
appendages are situated.
4. (Zoöl.) The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
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