English Dictionary
Definition of “orb”
orb (ɔːb
)
Definitions
noun
- (in royal regalia) an ornamental sphere surmounted by a cross, representing the power of a sovereign
- a sphere; globe
- poetic another word for eye1
- obsolete or poetic
- a celestial body, esp the earth or sun
- the orbit of a celestial body
- an archaic word for circle
verb
- to make or become circular or spherical
- (tr) an archaic word for encircle
Word Origin
C16: from Latin orbis circle, disc
Usage examples
He pictured the dim room with the revolving spheres, and the orb in the centre, its many facets coruscating with vanishing light.
Amanda Hemingway, THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: The Sangreal Trilogy One (2004)This ritual carries on for a bit as the red orb is thrown and an earthling keeps hitting it away.
SA Star (2005)The spider-goats were created by inserting a single gene from a golden orb weaver spider into a fertilised goat egg.
Sun, News of the World (2002)The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Eric Newby, A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
