gamut vs orbit

gamut and orbit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gamut	Yes	No	No	No
orbit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, orbit is a hypernym of gamut; that is, orbit is a word with a broader meaning than gamut:

Other hypernyms of gamut include ambit, compass, range, reach, scope.

gamut (noun)	orbit (noun)
a complete extent or range:	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the entire scale of musical notes	the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
	a particular environment or walk of life

gamut (verb)	orbit (verb)
	move in an orbit