Orb Definition
ôrb
orbs
noun
orbs
A sphere, or globe.
Webster's New World
Any of the celestial bodies, as the sun or moon.
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The earth.
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The orbit of a planet.
Webster's New World
One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to revolve about the earth and carry the celestial bodies.
American Heritage
verb
orbs
To form into a sphere or circle.
Webster's New World
To move in an orbit.
Webster's New World
To take on the shape of an orb.
Webster's New World
To enclose or encircle.
Webster's New World
(poetic, intransitive) To become round like an orb.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
(software engineering) Initialism of Object Request Broker.
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Other Word Forms of Orb
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orbsOrigin of Orb
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Middle English orbe orbit from Old French from Latin orbis circle, disk, orbit orbh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb"). Compare orbit.
From Wiktionary
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Old French orb (“blind"), from Latin orbus (“destitute").
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