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Orb

//ɔɹb// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star countable, uncountable

    "In the small orb of one particular tear."

  2. 2
    A blank window or panel.

    "small blank windows or panels, for in later times such panels were called orbs, blind windows"

  3. 3
    Initialism of object request broker. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye wordnet
  5. 5
    Celestial sphere; one of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of operations record book (used by RAF). abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 7
    an object with a spherical shape wordnet
  3. 8
    A structural motif or finial in the shape of a sphere countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    An orbit of an heavenly body countable, uncountable

    "The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs."

  5. 10
    The time period of an orbit countable, rare, uncountable

    "Know none before us, self-begot, self-rais'd / By our own quick'ning power, when fatal course / Had circl'd his full Orbe, the birth mature / Of this our native Heav'n, Ethereal Sons."

  6. 11
    The eye, seen as a luminous and spherical entity countable, poetic, uncountable

    "A drop serene hath quenched their orbs."

  7. 12
    Any revolving circular body, such as a wheel countable, poetic, uncountable

    "The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled."

  8. 13
    A sphere of action. countable, rare, uncountable

    "By what fatality the orb of my genius […] acts upon these men like the moon upon a certain description of patients, it would be irksome to inquire"

  9. 14
    A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal or imperial power countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics)) countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    Amount of deviation from the closest perfect aspect. uncountable

    "For example, an approaching transitioning aspect (i.e., for 120 degrees) is effective when it remains within 2 degrees of orb on either side of the perfect angle."

Verb
  1. 1
    To form into an orb or circle. poetic, transitive

    "Let each His adamantine coat gird well, and each Fit well his helm, gripe fast his orbed shield"

  2. 2
    move in an orbit wordnet
  3. 3
    To become round like an orb. intransitive, poetic
  4. 4
    To encircle; to surround; to enclose. poetic, transitive

    "The wheels were orbed with gold."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English orbe, from Old French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb”). Compare orbit.

Etymology 2

From Middle English orbe, from Old French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb”). Compare orbit.

Etymology 3

From Old French orb (“blind”), from Latin orbus (“destitute”).

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