[
  {
    "word": "orbit",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u0254\u02d0(\u0279)b\u026at/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0254\u02d0(\u0279)b\u026at/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/orbit-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1763009",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sphere of influence; an area of control.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron\u00b4s occurrence around the atom's nucleus.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To circle or revolve around another object.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The Earth orbits the Sun."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move around the general vicinity of something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To place an object into an orbit around a planet.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "circumambulate",
          "tag along",
          "launch"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "deorbit"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orbit"
    ]
  }
]