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orbit vs periapsis

periapsis vs orbit

orbit and periapsis both are nouns.

orbit is a verb but periapsis is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
orbit Yes No Yes No
periapsis Yes No No No
orbit (noun) periapsis (noun)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
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
orbit (verb) periapsis (verb)
move in an orbit
Difference between orbit and periapsis

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