きどう
Meanings
Noun
Astronomy
Physics
1. orbit; trajectory
2. (railroad) track
3. (right) track; proper course
Pitch accent
き
どう
Composed of
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
handcar railroad; handcar railway
continuous track; caterpillar track
Examples (4 in total)
The artificial satellite was launched into orbit.
The orbit around Sirius is elliptical.
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.