orb

orb  (ôrb)

n.

1. A sphere or spherical object.

2.

a. A celestial body, such as the sun or moon.

b. Archaic The earth.

3. One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to revolve about the earth and carry the celestial bodies.

4. A globe surmounted by a cross, used as a symbol of monarchial power and justice.

5. An eye or eyeball.

6. Archaic Something of circular form; a circle or an orbit.

7. Archaic A range of endeavor or activity; a province.

v. orbed, orb·ing, orbs

v.tr.

1. To shape into a circle or sphere.

2. Archaic To encircle; enclose.

v.intr. Archaic

To move in an orbit.

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[Middle English orbe, orbit, from Old French, from Latin orbis, circle, disk, orbit.]

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orb [ɔːb]

n

1. (History / Heraldry) (in royal regalia) an ornamental sphere surmounted by a cross, representing the power of a sovereign

2. a sphere; globe

3. Poetic another word for eye¹

4. (Astronomy) Obsolete or poetic

a.  a celestial body, esp the earth or sun

b.  the orbit of a celestial body

5. an archaic word for circle

vb

1. to make or become circular or spherical

2. (tr) an archaic word for encircle

[from Latin orbis circle, disc]

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Orb a collective whole; a circle of things or people. See also ball, globe, sphere.

Examples: orb of order and form, 1603; of soldiers; of witnesses, 1866.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	orb - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye eyeball eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
	2.	orb - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" globe, ball crystal ball - a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing time-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) globule - a small globe or ball sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) spherule - a small sphere pellet - a small sphere bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
Verb	1.	orb - move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" orbit, revolve retrograde - move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies circle, circulate - move in circles

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orb

noun sphere, ball, circle, globe, round The moon's orb shone high in the sky.

Translations

orb [ɔːb] N (= sphere) → esfera f, globo m; (in regalia) → orbe m

orb [ˈɔː^rb] n → orbe m

orb

n

(poet) → Ball m; (= star) → Gestirn nt (geh); (= eye) → Auge nt

(of sovereignty) → Reichsapfel m

orb [ɔːb] n

1. (frm) (sphere) → orbe m (liter) (celestial body) → astro

2. (in regalia) → globo (simbolo del potere reale e imperiale)

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orb [ɔːb] n

1. (frm) (sphere) → orbe m (liter) (celestial body) → astro

2. (in regalia) → globo (simbolo del potere reale e imperiale)