orbit vs horizon

horizon vs orbit

orbit and horizon both are nouns.

orbit is a verb but horizon is not a verb.

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

As nouns, horizon is a hyponym of orbit; that is, horizon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orbit:

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

Other hyponyms of orbit include approximate range, ballpark, confines, contrast, internationalism, internationality, latitude, purview, view, expanse, sweep, gamut, spectrum, palette, pallet.

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

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

Difference between orbit and horizon

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