orb
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb”). Compare orbit.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
orb (plural orbs)
- A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
- In the small orb of one particular tear. --Shakespeare
- Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled. -- John Milton
- One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions
- A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit
- The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. --Bacon
- You seem to me as Dian in her orb. --Shakespeare
- In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood, Orb within orb. --John Milton
- (rare) A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body. --John Milton
- (poetic) The eye, as luminous and spherical
- A drop serene hath quenched their orbs. --John Milton
- (poetic) A revolving circular body; a wheel
- The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled. --John Milton
- (rare) A sphere of action. --William Wordsworth
- But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe. --Shakespeare
- A globus cruciger
- A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography
Translations [edit]
spherical body
mythology: transparent sphere carrying the heavenly bodies
circle — see circle
orbit — see orbit
period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body — see year
poetic: a revolving circular body; a wheel
same as mound, a ball or globe
See mound, ball, globe
Verb [edit]
orb (third-person singular simple present orbs, present participle orbing, simple past and past participle orbed)
- (poetic) to form into an orb or circle
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Lowell to this entry?)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
- (poetic) (transitive) to encircle; to surround; to inclose
- (poetic) (intransitive) to become round like an orb
References [edit]
- orb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams [edit]
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin orbus
Adjective [edit]
orb m (feminine orba, masculine plural orbs, feminine plural orbes)
Synonyms [edit]
Noun [edit]
orb m (uncountable)
Estonian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *orpa along with Finnish orpo and Hungarian árva.
Noun [edit]
orb (??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)
Declension [edit]
- This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin orbus. Compare Italian orbo.
Adjective [edit]
orb 4 nom/acc forms
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom/Acc | masculine & neuter | feminine | masculine | feminine & neuter | |
| indefinite | orb | oarbă | orbi | oarbe | |
| definite | orbul | oarba | orbii | oarbele | |
| Gen/Dat | no special indefinite forms in genitive & dative cases | ||||
| definite | orbului | oarbei | orbilor | oarbelor | |
Noun [edit]
Declension [edit]
declension of orb
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
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- Catalan uncountable nouns
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric
- Estonian nouns
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian adjectives
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