adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Shaped or moving like an orb; spherical, circular. archaic

   "the body of this orbic frame"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bulbousellipsoidalglobalglobateglobularovoid

Example

More examples

"The orbic wake of thy once whirling feet, / Elohim, still I hear thy sounding heel!"

Etymology

From orb + -ic.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.