orbīta

See also: orbita, órbita, orbitá, òrbita, orbità, orbītā, and orbită

Latvian

Orbīta (1)

Orbīta (3)

Etymology

From Latin orbita (“track, path, impression, mark”), from Latin orbis (“ring, circle, world”), itself of uncertain origin.

Noun

orbīta f (4th declension)

1. (astrophysics) orbit (path of one object, especially celestial bodies, around another)

   mēness orbīta ― the orbit of the Moon

   orbītas slīpums ― orbital inclination

   aprēķināt orbītu ― to calculate the orbit

   pacelt orbītā starpplanētu kuģi ― to lift a space ship into orbit

2. (physics) orbit (trajectory of electrons around the atomic nucleus, or of charged particles in a particle accelerator)

   alfa daļiņas orbīta ― the orbit of the alpha particles

3. (anatomy) orbit, eye socket (opening in the skull where the eye fits)

   #: acs dobums jeb orbīta ir veidota no kaula, tajā ieguļ acs ābols, tā saišu un tā palīgmehānismi, asinsvadi un nervi — the eye socket or orbit is made of bone, in it is located the eyeball and its helping mechanisms, blood vessels and nerves

Declension

Declension of orbīta (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	orbīta	orbītas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	orbītu	orbītas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	orbītas	orbītu
dative (datīvs)	orbītai	orbītām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	orbītu	orbītām
locative (lokatīvs)	orbītā	orbītās
vocative (vokatīvs)	orbīta	orbītas

See also

• acs dobums
• saules sistēma