orb
IPA: ˈɔrb
noun
- A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
- 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
- (architecture) A structural motif or finial in the shape of a sphere
- An orbit of an heavenly body
- (rare) The time period of an orbit
- (poetic) The eye, seen as a luminous and spherical entity
- (poetic) Any revolving circular body, such as a wheel
- (rare) A sphere of action.
- A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal or imperial power
- A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))
- (military) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.
- (astrology) Amount of deviation from the closest perfect aspect.
- (architecture) A blank window or panel.
- (software engineering) Initialism of object request broker. [(software engineering) A piece of middleware in distributed software that enables program calls from one computer to another via a network.]
- (historical, military) Initialism of operations record book. (used by RAF)
verb
- (poetic, transitive) To form into an orb or circle.
- (poetic, intransitive) To become round like an orb.
- (poetic, transitive) To encircle; to surround; to enclose.
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Examples of "orb" in Sentences
- From orb to orb, from veil to veil.
- An small orb is seen in the background.
- Also in the water are an orb and sceptre.
- But there's an optimistic tinge to the Orb.
- The tenth Orb, the Orb of the Emissary, is also named.
- They both caress the orb in their four hands and then it disappears.
- In the same episode he manages to use orbs of light to vanquish the dragon.
- In one claw the eagle held the orb, and in the other a sword and the scepter.
- Her parents died, but she unconsciously saved herself by orbing out of the car.
- Vishnu's attributes include the discus, the conch shell, the baton, and the orb.
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