--- title: O — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 453 words of the English dictionary under O, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / O # O — The English dictionary · page 12 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (adjective) To do with the eye or sight: «the optic nerve».[↗](../../optic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (optics, uncountable) The science of light and how it behaves, including lenses and mirrors.[↗](../../optic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, UK) A device fixed to a bottle to pour out a measured amount of drink.[↗](../../optic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (optics, informal) How something looks to the public.[↗](../../optic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* An optic is an old or poetic word for an eye.[↗](../../optic/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The optic nerve sends signals from your eye to your brain.[↗](../../optic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fibre optic cables carry information as light.[↗](../../optic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Optics is the science of light.[↗](../../optic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lenses in glasses are part of optics.[↗](../../optic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked my optic nerve.[↗](../../optic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fibre optic lamps glow at the tips.[↗](../../optic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But the eagle-eyed watcher watched until his eyes narrowed and became pin-points, and he ceased to be a man and became an optic.[↗](../../optic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **optical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with seeing and the eyes.[↗](../../optical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To do with light and how it travels, or with instruments that use light, such as lenses, microscopes and telescopes.[↗](../../optical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The picture is an optical illusion: the two lines look different but are the same length.[↗](../../optical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Optical fibres carry internet signals as flashes of light.[↗](../../optical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A telescope is an optical instrument.[↗](../../optical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The optical mouse uses a tiny light to see movement.[↗](../../optical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Optical shops sell glasses and contact lenses.[↗](../../optical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The magician used optical tricks with mirrors.[↗](../../optical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **optician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An optician is a person whose job is to test people's eyes and make or sell glasses and contact lenses.[↗](../../optician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The optician's is the shop where they work.[↗](../../optician/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had an eye test at the optician's today.[↗](../../optician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The optician said I need glasses for reading.[↗](../../optician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The optician asked me to read letters on a chart.[↗](../../optician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum picked new frames at the optician's.[↗](../../optician/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The optician shone a little light into my eyes.[↗](../../optician/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Opticians can tell if your eyes are healthy.[↗](../../optician/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited at the optician while my glasses were fixed.[↗](../../optician/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **optimistic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hopeful and believing good things will happen.[↗](../../optimistic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of a guess or plan) Hoping for more than is likely (an optimistic estimate).[↗](../../optimistic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She's optimistic about the test tomorrow.[↗](../../optimistic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Even when we lose, our coach stays optimistic.[↗](../../optimistic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten minutes to tidy the whole house?[↗](../../optimistic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") That's optimistic\![↗](../../optimistic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm optimistic it will stop raining.[↗](../../optimistic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave an optimistic guess of 100 people coming.[↗](../../optimistic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Being optimistic helps you keep trying.[↗](../../optimistic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **option** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the things you can choose from.[↗](../../option/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The freedom or right to choose.[↗](../../option/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A school subject you choose to study (UK).[↗](../../option/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal, business) A right to buy or sell something later.[↗](../../option/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Option C is the right answer.[↗](../../option/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had two options: walk or take the bus.[↗](../../option/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I had no option but to wait in the rain.[↗](../../option/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The vegetarian option on the menu is pasta.[↗](../../option/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Click Options to change the sound.[↗](../../option/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She took French as one of her options.[↗](../../option/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · With 4 flavours and 3 toppings there are 12 options.[↗](../../option/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your options open until you have all the facts.[↗](../../option/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **optional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something you can choose to do or have, but you do not have to.[↗](../../optional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The extra worksheet is optional.[↗](../../optional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Uniform is compulsory, but the hat is optional.[↗](../../optional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tipping is optional in some countries.[↗](../../optional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sprinkles are optional — do you want them?[↗](../../optional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip is optional, but most children are going.[↗](../../optional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Question 5 is optional for those who finish early.[↗](../../optional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **optometrist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An optometrist is a person trained to test people's eyesight, check eye health and prescribe glasses or contact lenses.[↗](../../optometrist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The optometrist tested my eyes.[↗](../../optometrist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I read letters on a chart at the optometrist's.[↗](../../optometrist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The optometrist said I need glasses for reading.[↗](../../optometrist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An optometrist looks at the back of your eye with a light.[↗](../../optometrist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum is an optometrist.[↗](../../optometrist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Children should see an optometrist regularly.[↗](../../optometrist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **opus** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A Latin word meaning a work, especially a piece of writing or music.[↗](../../opus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On the further attribution of these Seven letters, note that Postellus gives : Vita — Mors, Pax — afflictio, Sapientia — stultitia, Divitiae (Opus) — paupertas, Gratia — opprobrium.[↗](../../opus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../opus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **or** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Or gives a choice between two or more things: tea or juice?[↗](../../or/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Or means if not, otherwise.[↗](../../or/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Hurry, or you'll be late.[↗](../../or/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Or can give another word for the same thing: a joey, or baby kangaroo.[↗](../../or/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Either … or» gives exactly two choices; «whether or not» means in either case.[↗](../../or/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Or what?» at the end pushes a question: «you coming or what?»; «or something», «or whatever» mean roughly, I'm not sure.[↗](../../or/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (rough) «Or else!» at the end is a threat: «Give it back, or else!».[↗](../../or/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) The exam voice says «alternatively», «otherwise», «failing which», «or, equivalently», «either … or …», «respectively».[↗](../../or/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* First decide: are things coming together, or going away?[↗](../../or/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Do we add or subtract?[↗](../../or/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you want an apple or a banana?[↗](../../or/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Is 15 odd or even?[↗](../../or/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put on sunscreen, or you will get sunburnt.[↗](../../or/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can draw a cat, a dog or a horse.[↗](../../or/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We will be there in ten minutes or so.[↗](../../or/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby kangaroo, or joey, lives in its mum's pouch.[↗](../../or/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · are you thick or what, it's 12[↗](../../or/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Give my ball back, or else\![↗](../../or/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · there's like 20 kids or something[↗](../../or/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Indicate whether the integer 15 is odd or even; failing which, no credit shall be awarded.[↗](../../or/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · "Are you awake or asleep, One-Eye?[↗](../../or/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, (Torah LEV.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../or/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.[↗](../../or/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../or/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.'[↗](../../or/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../or/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?[↗](../../or/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../or/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, (Writings JOB.38.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../or/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Or where were the upright cut off?[↗](../../or/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.4.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../or/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **oracle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In ancient Greece and Rome, a priest or priestess through whom people believed the gods gave advice or told the future, or the holy place where this happened, like the Oracle of Delphi.[↗](../../oracle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A message or answer given by such an oracle.[↗](../../oracle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A person who knows a lot and is asked for advice.[↗](../../oracle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Greeks visited the Oracle at Delphi for advice.[↗](../../oracle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The oracle's answer was a puzzling riddle.[↗](../../oracle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king asked the oracle if he would win the war.[↗](../../oracle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister is the family oracle on dinosaurs.[↗](../../oracle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The oracle was believed to speak the words of the god Apollo.[↗](../../oracle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask Grandpa, he's the oracle on football facts.[↗](../../oracle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hence the Greeks had returned home in order to seek fresh instructions from an oracle.[↗](../../oracle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Its form is simple and grave; there is nothing like a demonstration nor an argument; but it consists rather of a series of aphorisms, regularly grouped, and which have all the conciseness of the most ancient oracles."[↗](../../oracle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../oracle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **oracular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Oracular means like an oracle: giving wise-sounding answers or predictions that are often hard to understand.[↗](../../oracular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old woman gave an oracular reply.[↗](../../oracular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The prophecy was oracular and puzzling.[↗](../../oracular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His oracular words left everyone thinking.[↗](../../oracular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **oral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Oral means spoken, not written: an oral test or an oral report is done by talking.[↗](../../oral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Oral means to do with the mouth: oral hygiene is keeping your mouth and teeth clean.[↗](../../oral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Oral medicine is taken by mouth, swallowed, not injected.[↗](../../oral/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, noun) An oral is a speaking exam, especially in a foreign language.[↗](../../oral/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have an oral exam in French next week, so I am practising speaking.[↗](../../oral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Brushing twice a day is good oral hygiene.[↗](../../oral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Take this oral medicine with a glass of water.[↗](../../oral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My oral presentation was about volcanoes.[↗](../../oral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many old stories were passed down in an oral tradition before they were written.[↗](../../oral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We recorded Grandma's oral history of growing up on a farm.[↗](../../oral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist checks your oral health.[↗](../../oral/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **orally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* By speaking, not in writing, as in "answer orally".[↗](../../orally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine) By mouth, as in "take this medicine orally".[↗](../../orally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please answer the questions orally, not in writing.[↗](../../orally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old stories were passed down orally for hundreds of years.[↗](../../orally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Take two tablets orally with water.[↗](../../orally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We presented our science project orally to the class.[↗](../../orally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the French test, part is done orally.[↗](../../orally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The vaccine can be given orally as drops.[↗](../../orally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some of the Indian tales reached Europe at the time of the Crusades, either orally or in collections no longer extant.[↗](../../orally/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **orang** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Short for orangutan, the large red-haired ape of Borneo and Sumatra.[↗](../../orang/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Malay, Indonesian) «Orang» means «person» or «people»; orangutan means «person of the forest».[↗](../../orang/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The orang swung from branch to branch.[↗](../../orang/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Orangs build a new nest of leaves every night.[↗](../../orang/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Orangutan» comes from Malay words meaning «person of the forest».[↗](../../orang/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Malay, «orang» means person.[↗](../../orang/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo has two orangs and a baby.[↗](../../orang/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Orangs are in danger because their forests are being cut down.[↗](../../orang/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **orange** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An orange is a round, juicy fruit with a thick skin; it grows on a tree.[↗](../../orange/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Orange is a color between red and yellow, like the color of carrots and pumpkins.[↗](../../orange/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They harvest 65 sacks of oranges each day.[↗](../../orange/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She bought 12 oranges.[↗](../../orange/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 25 of the sacks are of ripe oranges.[↗](../../orange/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He has 6 orange marbles.[↗](../../orange/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I peeled an orange and shared it.[↗](../../orange/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix red and yellow to make orange.[↗](../../orange/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Pumpkins are orange.[↗](../../orange/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A glass of orange juice comes with breakfast.[↗](../../orange/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky turned orange at sunset.[↗](../../orange/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · An orange has about 10 segments.[↗](../../orange/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He hardly had courage to open his last orange.[↗](../../orange/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **orangutan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An orangutan is a large, intelligent ape with long reddish-orange hair and very long arms, which lives in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in South-East Asia.[↗](../../orangutan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Orangutans spend most of their lives in trees and are the largest tree-living animals.[↗](../../orangutan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The orangutan swung slowly from branch to branch.[↗](../../orangutan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Orangutans live only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.[↗](../../orangutan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Their name means «person of the forest».[↗](../../orangutan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby orangutan stays with its mother for years.[↗](../../orangutan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Orangutans build a fresh leafy nest each night.[↗](../../orangutan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down the rainforest puts orangutans in danger.[↗](../../orangutan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The orangutan held a big leaf over its head like an umbrella.[↗](../../orangutan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **oration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An oration is a formal speech, often given at a special ceremony such as a funeral.[↗](../../oration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mayor gave an oration at the school opening.[↗](../../oration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her grandfather's funeral oration made everyone cry.[↗](../../oration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The speaker's oration was short and sincere.[↗](../../oration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **orator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An orator is a person who is skilled at making speeches in public.[↗](../../orator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The orator stood on the steps and spoke to the crowd.[↗](../../orator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class captain is a fine orator.[↗](../../orator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The orator's words stirred everyone.[↗](../../orator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **oratory** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The skill of giving powerful, good speeches in public.[↗](../../oratory/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) A small chapel or room for private prayer; also a particular Catholic community and its church, like the London Oratory.[↗](../../oratory/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (poetic) The place in the east where the sun seems to rise, thought of as a small chapel.[↗](../../oratory/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Martin Luther King Jr.'s oratory moved millions of people.[↗](../../oratory/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The debating club helps you improve your oratory.[↗](../../oratory/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Romans studied oratory at school.[↗](../../oratory/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle has a tiny oratory where the family prayed.[↗](../../oratory/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His oratory made the crowd cheer.[↗](../../oratory/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Brompton Oratory is a large Catholic church in London.[↗](../../oratory/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He exchanged his royal dress for another, and next morning, just as the sun looked forth from its eastern oratory, he went again into the city.[↗](../../oratory/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **orb** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An orb is a ball or round object, especially one that glows.[↗](../../orb/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An orb is a golden ball with a cross on top, held by a king or queen at a coronation.[↗](../../orb/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (poetic) An orb can mean the sun, the moon, a planet or an eye.[↗](../../orb/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (games) In video games, an orb is a glowing ball you collect for points or power.[↗](../../orb/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king held the orb and the sceptre.[↗](../../orb/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A glowing orb floated above the wizard's hand.[↗](../../orb/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The golden orb of the sun sank behind the hills.[↗](../../orb/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Collect ten orbs to unlock the next level.[↗](../../orb/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crown jewels include a jewelled orb.[↗](../../orb/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the poem, the moon is called «the silver orb».[↗](../../orb/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had the crown on his head, carried his sceptre in one hand, and the orb in the other.[↗](../../orb/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-eighth Path is the Natural Intelligence, and is so called because through it is consummated and perfected the nature of every existent being under the orb of the Sun, in perfection.[↗](../../orb/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../orb/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-seventh Path is the Exciting Intelli- gence, and it is so called because through it is consum- mated and perfected the nature of every existent being under the orb of the Sun, in perfection.[↗](../../orb/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../orb/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **orbit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An orbit is the curved path of a planet, moon or satellite going around a star or planet.[↗](../../orbit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To orbit is to move around something in a path like this.[↗](../../orbit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An orbit can mean someone's area of interest or influence.[↗](../../orbit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Earth orbits the Sun.[↗](../../orbit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Moon takes about 27 days to orbit the Earth.[↗](../../orbit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rocket put a satellite into orbit.[↗](../../orbit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Astronauts live on the space station in orbit.[↗](../../orbit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mars has a longer orbit than Earth.[↗](../../orbit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The planets' orbits are almost circles.[↗](../../orbit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Because it regulates the motions of the Sun and Moon in their proper order, each in an orbit convenient for it.[↗](../../orbit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../orbit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · astronomers signified by the word Tali, not the constellation Draco, but the line which joins together the two points in which the orbit of the moon intercepts the ecliptic (Dragon's head and tail).[↗](../../orbit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../orbit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/13/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/23/) - ← previous: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/11/) - next →: [page 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/13/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)