horizon vs orbit

orbit vs horizon

horizon and orbit both are nouns.

horizon is not a verb while orbit is a verb.

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

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

horizon: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
orbit: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

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

horizon (noun)	orbit (noun)
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet	the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
	a particular environment or walk of life

horizon (verb)	orbit (verb)
	move in an orbit

Difference between horizon and orbit

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