ˈæmbɪt ˈɛə̯ɹɪə̯ ˈæɹ.i.ə əˈɹiːnə dəˈmeɪn doʊˈmeɪn fiːld fild ˈɔː.bɪt ˈɔɹ.bɪt ˈɔː.bɪt ˈɔɹ.bɪt ɹeɪndʒ ɹiːt͡ʃ ɹɪˈvɒlv sfɪə sfɪɹ move in an orbit The moon orbits around the Earth The planets are orbiting the sun electrons orbit the nucleus an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: a piano has a greater range than the human voice the ambit of municipal legislation within the compass of this article within the scope of an investigation outside the reach of the law in the political orbit of a world power the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another he plotted the orbit of the moon the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom a particular environment or walk of life his social sphere is limited it was a closed area of employment he's out of my orbit