Orbit vs Route - What's the difference?
orbit | route | Synonyms |
A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object.
A sphere of influence; an area of control.
The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
(anatomy) The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
(physics) The path an electron takes around an atom's nucleus.
(mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
To circle or revolve around another object.
To move around the general vicinity of something.
To place an object into an orbit around a planet.
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
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, title= A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
(rfc-sense) (figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
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To direct or divert along a particular course.
(Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet
To send (information) through a router
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Orbit is a synonym of route.
As a noun orbit
is orbit (path of one object around another object).As a verb route is
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Noun
(en noun)- The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.
- In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
- The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit , as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
Derived terms
* *Verb
(en verb)- The Earth orbits the Sun.
- The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, asking for sweets.
- A rocket was used to orbit the satellite.
Synonyms
* (move around the general vicinity of) circumambulate, tag along * (place an object into an orbit) launchDerived terms
* orbitalSee also
* satellite * (wikipedia "orbit")route
English
(wikipedia route)Etymology 1
From (etyl) route, rote (French: route) “road, way, path” (source:route on Etymonline)
Noun
(en noun)The Smallest Cell, passage=It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.}}
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- If such an option is to viable over time, it needs to be protected against competitors. Having patent protection is one route'.
Derived terms
* escape route * paper route * scenic routeVerb
- All incoming mail was routed through a single office.
