Track vs. Orbit — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Track and Orbit
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Definitions
Track➦
A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.
Orbit➦
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object, such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet. Normally, orbit refers to a regularly repeating trajectory, although it may also refer to a non-repeating trajectory.
Track➦
A path, route, or course indicated by such marks
An old wagon track through the mountains.
Orbit➦
The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
The Earth's orbit around the sun
Track➦
A path along which something moves; a course
Following the track of an airplane on radar.
Orbit➦
An area of activity, interest, or influence
Audiences drawn largely from outside the Party orbit
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Track➦
A course of action; a method of proceeding
On the right track for solving the puzzle.
Orbit➦
The cavity in the skull of a vertebrate that contains the eye; the eye socket.
Track➦
An intended or proper course
Putting a stalled project back on track.
Orbit➦
(of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit round (a star or planet)
Mercury orbits the Sun
Track➦
A succession of ideas; a train of thought.
Orbit➦
The path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body due to their mutual gravitational attraction.
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Track➦
Awareness of something occurring or passing
Keeping track of the score.
Lost all track of time.
Orbit➦
One complete revolution of such a body.
Track➦
A course laid out for running or racing.
Orbit➦
The path of a body in a field of force surrounding another body; for example, the movement of an atomic electron in relation to a nucleus.
Track➦
Athletic competition on such a course; track events.
Orbit➦
A range of activity, experience, or knowledge.
Track➦
Track and field.
Orbit➦
A range of control or influence
"What magnetism drew these quaking ruined creatures into his orbit?" (Malcolm Lowry).
Track➦
A rail or set of parallel rails upon which railroad cars or other vehicles run.
Orbit➦
Either of two bony cavities in the skull containing an eye and its external structures. Also called eye socket.
Track➦
Tracks The boundary, formerly often delineated by train tracks, that separates two neighborhoods of different social class
Grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.
Orbit➦
To move in an orbit.
Track➦
Either of the continuous metal belts with which vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks move over the ground.
Orbit➦
To revolve around (a center of attraction)
The moon orbits Earth.
Track➦
A metal groove or ridge that holds, guides, and reduces friction for a moving device or apparatus.
Orbit➦
To put into an orbit
The space agency orbited a new satellite.
Track➦
Any of several courses of study to which students are assigned according to ability, achievement, or needs
Academic, vocational, and general tracks.
Orbit➦
(astronomy) A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
Track➦
A distinct path, as along a length of film or magnetic tape, on which sound, images, or other information is recorded.
Orbit➦
One complete circuit round an orbited body.
The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.
Track➦
A distinct selection from an audio or video recording, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work
The title track of an album.
Orbit➦
(uncountable) The state of moving in an orbit.
Track➦
One of two or more separate recordings that are combined so as to be replayed simultaneously, as in stereophonic sound reproduction
Mixed the vocal track and instrumental track.
Orbit➦
(physics) The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
Track➦
One of the concentric magnetic rings that form the separate data storage areas on a floppy disk or a hard disk.
Orbit➦
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
Track➦
A set of digital data encoded consecutively on an optical disc.
Orbit➦
A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
Track➦
Tracks(Slang) Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use.
Orbit➦
(anatomy) The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
Track➦
To follow the tracks of; trail
Tracking game through the forest.
Orbit➦
(zoology) The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
Track➦
To leave marks made of (dirt or mud, for example) on a surface
The dog tracked mud on the rug.
Orbit➦
(mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system. Category:en:Curves
Track➦
To leave marks on (a floor, for example) when moving or traversing
You're tracking up my nice clean floor!.
Orbit➦
The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
Track➦
To observe or monitor the course of (an aircraft, for example), as by radar.
Orbit➦
(informal) A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car.
Track➦
To observe the progress of; follow
Tracking the company's performance daily.
Orbit➦
(astronomy) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
The Earth orbits the Sun.
The satellite orbits the Lagrange point.
Track➦
To determine or discover the location or origin of
Tracked the money to an offshore account.
Orbit➦
To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
A rocket was used to orbit the satellite.
Track➦
To equip with a track.
Orbit➦
To move around the general vicinity of something.
The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.
Track➦
To assign (a student) to a curricular track.
Orbit➦
To move in a circle.
Track➦
To follow a course; travel
The storm is tracking up the coast.
Orbit➦
(transitive) To center (around).
Track➦
To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels.
Orbit➦
To continue to follow and/or engage with someone via social media after breaking up with them.
Track➦
To be in alignment
The gears are not tracking properly.
Orbit➦
The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
Track➦
To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle.
Orbit➦
An orb or ball.
Roll the lucid orbit of an eye.
Track➦
To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape.
Orbit➦
The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
Track➦
To move in relation to a subject being filmed. Used of a camera or camera crew.
Orbit➦
The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
Track➦
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Follow the track of the ship.
Can you see any tracks in the snow?
Orbit➦
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another;
He plotted the orbit of the moon
Track➦
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
Orbit➦
A particular environment or walk of life;
His social sphere is limited
It was a closed area of employment
He's out of my orbit
Track➦
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
Orbit➦
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
The range of a supersonic jet
The ambit of municipal legislation
Within the compass of this article
Within the scope of an investigation
Outside the reach of the law
In the political orbit of a world power
Track➦
A road or other similar beaten path.
Follow the track for a hundred metres.
Orbit➦
The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
Track➦
Physical course; way.
Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
Orbit➦
The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
Track➦
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
The athletes ran round the track.
Orbit➦
Move in an orbit;
The moon orbits around the Earth
The planets are orbiting the sun
Electrons orbit the nucleus
Track➦
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
Track➦
(railways) The way or rails along which a train moves. Category:en:Rail transportation
They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
Track➦
A tract or area, such as of land.
Track➦
(slang) The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
Track➦
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
Track➦
(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
Track➦
(automotive) caterpillar track
Track➦
(cricket) The pitch.
Track➦
Sound stored on a record.
Track➦
The physical track on a record.
Track➦
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".
Track➦
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
Track➦
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
I'm going to try out for track next week.
Track➦
A themed set of talks within a conference.
Track➦
Clipping of trackshoe
Track➦
To continue over time.
Track➦
(transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
We will track the raven population over the next six months.
Track➦
(transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.
Track➦
(transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.
My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.
Track➦
To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.
Track➦
To move.
The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
Track➦
(transitive) To traverse; to move across.
Track➦
(transitive) To tow.
Track➦
(intransitive) To exhibit good cognitive function.
Is the patient tracking? Does he know where he is?
Track➦
(transitive) To follow the tracks of.
My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
Track➦
(transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.
Track➦
(transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
Track➦
To create a musical recording (a track).
Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.
Track➦
To create music using tracker software.
Track➦
To make sense; to be consistent with known information
Track➦
A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
The bright track of his fiery car.
Track➦
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
Far from track of men.
Track➦
The entire lower surface of the foot; - said of birds, etc.
Track➦
A road; a beaten path.
Behold Torquatus the same track pursue.
Track➦
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
Track➦
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
Track➦
The permanent way; the rails.
Track➦
A tract or area, as of land.
Track➦
To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.
It was often found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats among the hills and morasses.
Track➦
To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.
Track➦
A line or route along which something travels or moves;
The hurricane demolished houses in its path
The track of an animal
The course of the river
Track➦
Evidence pointing to a possible solution;
The police are following a promising lead
The trail led straight to the perpetrator
Track➦
A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
Track➦
A course over which races are run
Track➦
A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
He played the first cut on the cd
The title track of the album
Track➦
An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
Track➦
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
Track➦
A groove on a phonograph recording
Track➦
A bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Track➦
Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
Track➦
The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Track➦
Carry on the feet and deposit;
Track mud into the house
Track➦
Observe or plot the moving path of something;
Track a missile
Track➦
Go after with the intent to catch;
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
The dog chased the rabbit
Track➦
Travel across or pass over;
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Track➦
Make tracks upon
