noun
plural -bits
the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet) [count]
[count] :one complete movement along this path
[singular] :the area over which or throughout which someone or something has power
verb
-bits; -bited; -biting
to travel around (something, such as a planet or moon) in a curved path :to make an orbit around (something) [+ obj]