path vs orbit

path and orbit both are nouns.

path is not a verb while orbit is a verb.

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

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

path: an established line of travel or access
orbit: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

Other hyponyms of path include feeder line, main line, data track, track, air lane, airway, flight path, skyway, approach pattern, pattern, traffic pattern, flight path, beat, round, bus route, line of flight, line of march, celestial orbit, electron orbit, paper round, paper route, beeline, circuit, crosscut, supply line, supply route, line of fire, flyway, migration route, fairway, direction, way, trade route.

path (noun)	orbit (noun)
a course of conduct	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
a way especially designed for a particular use	the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
an established line of travel or access	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
a line or route along which something travels or moves	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
	a particular environment or walk of life

path (verb)	orbit (verb)
	move in an orbit

Difference between path and orbit

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