Definition of orb in English:

orb

noun ɔːbɔrb

1A spherical object or shape.
a pale orb of hazy reddish light
Example sentencesExamples
- The faster the water flowed, the faster the orb rotated and not just in one direction either.
- In the center of the vault was a pedestal, and on top of the pedestal was a spherical crystalline orb with some kind of necklace, or talisman beside it.
- The photographs we have taken also reveal orbs of light.
- The orb, which weighs about 50 kg, would have caused serious damage if it had hit somebody.
- But for the dog, each and every brandishment of the fuzzy orb produces the same wondrous glee.
- She had pierced ears, too (which I didn't), displaying gold orbs which glowed in the soft light.
- Atop the neck's silver rings was a necklace of four orbs of different color: blue, red, green and violet.
- The giant orb plopped onto the path of an oncoming ferry and bobbed around like some wayward kind of multicoloured buoy.
- The orb sits on your office desk and glows a quiet yellow.
- On the summit of the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London, 195 feet above the ground stands the goddess Justitia upon a golden orb.
- The green orbs glimmered gently in the pale moonlight, giving off an enigmatic appearance.
- These images are courtesy of Rebekah Ford, who managed to get much better photos of the orbs than I did.
- The 13 investigators used cameras and video equipment to search for ghouls on Friday night and captured images of glowing orbs and strange mists.
- As it repeatedly rises from the floor to the ceiling, the big orb appears primal, hypnotic and definitely seductive.
- Then the large orange blossoms appear and eventually turn into small round orbs.
- Justin fired twice into the knob and was reassured as the golden orb dropped away from the door.
- Each egg was carefully marked, in pencil, with the date of laying so, when the rubbery shelled orbs were extracted, a memory of summer days was present.
- As the white orb expanded over me, I saw another world entirely inside.
- When he has the orbs, he finally has the ability to get back at all the people he thinks harmed him, and is just completely driven by hate.
- At the right, a turquoise orb rises above a glyphlike marking of black diamond shapes with arm-like appendages set against a purple ground.
Synonyms
sphere, globe, ball, circle, ring, spheroid, spherule, round
1. 1.1 A golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch.
  （王位标志上的）宝球（顶端饰有十字架）
  a crown, an orb, and a sceptre
  Example sentencesExamples
  We were taught the symbolism of the orb and sceptre, a simultaneous lesson in civics and history.
  Edward's is the first English royal seal to survive; the image of the king in majesty, enthroned with orb and sceptre, was borrowed from German models.
  And what should be made of the cross surmounting the orb?
  This is a rare example of a once popular print and presents a traditional representation of the monarch with crown, orb and sceptre, the instruments of monarchical power.
  Last came the delivery of the sceptre and the orb.
2. 1.2literary A celestial body.
  〈诗/文〉天体，星球
  Example sentencesExamples
  Getting up, Sean eyed the full moon, the pale orb hiding behind a mask of clouds.
  Giant rolling reddish clouds meandered over his head, and a pale yellow orb hung high in the sky.
  She turned towards the door, her eyes still wide as moons and her face as pale as the orb itself.
  When the Earth is at its mean distance from the Sun, the solar orb has an apparent angular diameter of 0.533 degrees.
  But the sun was setting very early these days, and with the dense clouds overhead, that pale orb might as well not even be there.
  Synonyms
  celestial body, heavenly body, sun
3. 1.3usually orbsliterary An eye.
  two wild staring orbs which flashed around the room
  Example sentencesExamples
  Emma felt uneasy under the close observation of those pale blue orbs and hastily looked away.
  He was gazing at me through squinting grey eyes, rather than deep brown orbs.
  Sometimes I get busted, I blush and avert my orbs.
  Just by looking into those soulful orbs, I saw that this grizzled woodsman carried the weight of the modern world on his shoulders.
  She looked into his eyes again, pale grey orbs that look almost white.
  Synonyms
  organ of sight, eyeball
4. 1.4Astrology A circle of up to 10° radius around the position of a celestial object.
  〔占星〕以天体为中心的范围，角矩
  within an orb of 1° of Mars
  在火星的1度范围内。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He refers to the orbs as the circles, radiations or beams of the planets ‘through which they may be joined by either corporal conjunction or aspect’.
  A smaller orb of 4° is similarly applied to the sextile, with 2° applied to the remaining, minor aspects.
  An orb of only 1 degree should be allowed for progressions.
  The orb depends on the individual astrologer, but typically it is 6 or 8 degrees.
  A minority group of astrologers, notably the famous Marathi astrologer, Katveji recommended using tighter orbs when examining sade-sati.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a circle): from Latin orbis 'ring'.

The Latin word orbis ‘ring’ is the ancestor of orb and orbit (mid 16th century). During the Middle Ages an orb was a sphere or circle. In the early 17th century it developed the particular sense of a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the royal regalia. Orbit was originally a term for the eye socket, but the astronomical sense of the regular course of a celestial body was used as early as 1670.

Rhymes

absorb, bedaub, daub, sorb

Definition of orb in US English:

orb

nounɔrbôrb

1A spherical body; a globe.
球状物；球
Example sentencesExamples
- Then the large orange blossoms appear and eventually turn into small round orbs.
- The orb, which weighs about 50 kg, would have caused serious damage if it had hit somebody.
- The faster the water flowed, the faster the orb rotated and not just in one direction either.
- The orb sits on your office desk and glows a quiet yellow.
- The green orbs glimmered gently in the pale moonlight, giving off an enigmatic appearance.
- But for the dog, each and every brandishment of the fuzzy orb produces the same wondrous glee.
- As the white orb expanded over me, I saw another world entirely inside.
- The photographs we have taken also reveal orbs of light.
- As it repeatedly rises from the floor to the ceiling, the big orb appears primal, hypnotic and definitely seductive.
- These images are courtesy of Rebekah Ford, who managed to get much better photos of the orbs than I did.
- When he has the orbs, he finally has the ability to get back at all the people he thinks harmed him, and is just completely driven by hate.
- Each egg was carefully marked, in pencil, with the date of laying so, when the rubbery shelled orbs were extracted, a memory of summer days was present.
- Atop the neck's silver rings was a necklace of four orbs of different color: blue, red, green and violet.
- In the center of the vault was a pedestal, and on top of the pedestal was a spherical crystalline orb with some kind of necklace, or talisman beside it.
- She had pierced ears, too (which I didn't), displaying gold orbs which glowed in the soft light.
- The 13 investigators used cameras and video equipment to search for ghouls on Friday night and captured images of glowing orbs and strange mists.
- On the summit of the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London, 195 feet above the ground stands the goddess Justitia upon a golden orb.
- Justin fired twice into the knob and was reassured as the golden orb dropped away from the door.
- The giant orb plopped onto the path of an oncoming ferry and bobbed around like some wayward kind of multicoloured buoy.
- At the right, a turquoise orb rises above a glyphlike marking of black diamond shapes with arm-like appendages set against a purple ground.
Synonyms
sphere, globe, ball, circle, ring, spheroid, spherule, round
1. 1.1 A golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch.
  （王位标志上的）宝球（顶端饰有十字架）
  Example sentencesExamples
  We were taught the symbolism of the orb and sceptre, a simultaneous lesson in civics and history.
  Edward's is the first English royal seal to survive; the image of the king in majesty, enthroned with orb and sceptre, was borrowed from German models.
  This is a rare example of a once popular print and presents a traditional representation of the monarch with crown, orb and sceptre, the instruments of monarchical power.
  And what should be made of the cross surmounting the orb?
  Last came the delivery of the sceptre and the orb.
2. 1.2literary A celestial body.
  〈诗/文〉天体，星球
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the Earth is at its mean distance from the Sun, the solar orb has an apparent angular diameter of 0.533 degrees.
  Getting up, Sean eyed the full moon, the pale orb hiding behind a mask of clouds.
  She turned towards the door, her eyes still wide as moons and her face as pale as the orb itself.
  Giant rolling reddish clouds meandered over his head, and a pale yellow orb hung high in the sky.
  But the sun was setting very early these days, and with the dense clouds overhead, that pale orb might as well not even be there.
  Synonyms
  celestial body, heavenly body, sun
3. 1.3usually orbsliterary An eyeball; an eye.
  〈诗/文〉眼球；眼睛
  Example sentencesExamples
  She looked into his eyes again, pale grey orbs that look almost white.
  He was gazing at me through squinting grey eyes, rather than deep brown orbs.
  Sometimes I get busted, I blush and avert my orbs.
  Emma felt uneasy under the close observation of those pale blue orbs and hastily looked away.
  Just by looking into those soulful orbs, I saw that this grizzled woodsman carried the weight of the modern world on his shoulders.
  Synonyms
  organ of sight, eyeball
4. 1.4Astrology A circle of up to 10° radius around the position of a celestial object.
  〔占星〕以天体为中心的范围，角矩
  within an orb of 1° of Mars
  在火星的1度范围内。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A minority group of astrologers, notably the famous Marathi astrologer, Katveji recommended using tighter orbs when examining sade-sati.
  The orb depends on the individual astrologer, but typically it is 6 or 8 degrees.
  An orb of only 1 degree should be allowed for progressions.
  He refers to the orbs as the circles, radiations or beams of the planets ‘through which they may be joined by either corporal conjunction or aspect’.
  A smaller orb of 4° is similarly applied to the sextile, with 2° applied to the remaining, minor aspects.

verbɔrbôrb

[with object]literary

1Encircle; enclose.
〈诗/文〉围绕；包围
1. 1.1 Form (something) into an orb; make circular or globular.
  使成球状，使成圆形

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a circle): from Latin orbis ‘ring’.

单词	orb
释义	Definition of orb in English: orb noun ɔːbɔrb 1A spherical object or shape. a pale orb of hazy reddish light Example sentencesExamples The faster the water flowed, the faster the orb rotated and not just in one direction either. In the center of the vault was a pedestal, and on top of the pedestal was a spherical crystalline orb with some kind of necklace, or talisman beside it. The photographs we have taken also reveal orbs of light. The orb, which weighs about 50 kg, would have caused serious damage if it had hit somebody. But for the dog, each and every brandishment of the fuzzy orb produces the same wondrous glee. She had pierced ears, too (which I didn't), displaying gold orbs which glowed in the soft light. Atop the neck's silver rings was a necklace of four orbs of different color: blue, red, green and violet. The giant orb plopped onto the path of an oncoming ferry and bobbed around like some wayward kind of multicoloured buoy. The orb sits on your office desk and glows a quiet yellow. On the summit of the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London, 195 feet above the ground stands the goddess Justitia upon a golden orb. The green orbs glimmered gently in the pale moonlight, giving off an enigmatic appearance. These images are courtesy of Rebekah Ford, who managed to get much better photos of the orbs than I did. The 13 investigators used cameras and video equipment to search for ghouls on Friday night and captured images of glowing orbs and strange mists. As it repeatedly rises from the floor to the ceiling, the big orb appears primal, hypnotic and definitely seductive. Then the large orange blossoms appear and eventually turn into small round orbs. Justin fired twice into the knob and was reassured as the golden orb dropped away from the door. Each egg was carefully marked, in pencil, with the date of laying so, when the rubbery shelled orbs were extracted, a memory of summer days was present. As the white orb expanded over me, I saw another world entirely inside. When he has the orbs, he finally has the ability to get back at all the people he thinks harmed him, and is just completely driven by hate. At the right, a turquoise orb rises above a glyphlike marking of black diamond shapes with arm-like appendages set against a purple ground. Synonyms sphere, globe, ball, circle, ring, spheroid, spherule, round 1.1 A golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch. （王位标志上的）宝球（顶端饰有十字架） a crown, an orb, and a sceptre Example sentencesExamples We were taught the symbolism of the orb and sceptre, a simultaneous lesson in civics and history. Edward's is the first English royal seal to survive; the image of the king in majesty, enthroned with orb and sceptre, was borrowed from German models. And what should be made of the cross surmounting the orb? This is a rare example of a once popular print and presents a traditional representation of the monarch with crown, orb and sceptre, the instruments of monarchical power. Last came the delivery of the sceptre and the orb. 1.2literary A celestial body. 〈诗/文〉天体，星球 Example sentencesExamples Getting up, Sean eyed the full moon, the pale orb hiding behind a mask of clouds. Giant rolling reddish clouds meandered over his head, and a pale yellow orb hung high in the sky. She turned towards the door, her eyes still wide as moons and her face as pale as the orb itself. When the Earth is at its mean distance from the Sun, the solar orb has an apparent angular diameter of 0.533 degrees. But the sun was setting very early these days, and with the dense clouds overhead, that pale orb might as well not even be there. Synonyms celestial body, heavenly body, sun 1.3usually orbsliterary An eye. two wild staring orbs which flashed around the room Example sentencesExamples Emma felt uneasy under the close observation of those pale blue orbs and hastily looked away. He was gazing at me through squinting grey eyes, rather than deep brown orbs. Sometimes I get busted, I blush and avert my orbs. Just by looking into those soulful orbs, I saw that this grizzled woodsman carried the weight of the modern world on his shoulders. She looked into his eyes again, pale grey orbs that look almost white. Synonyms organ of sight, eyeball 1.4Astrology A circle of up to 10° radius around the position of a celestial object. 〔占星〕以天体为中心的范围，角矩 within an orb of 1° of Mars 在火星的1度范围内。 Example sentencesExamples He refers to the orbs as the circles, radiations or beams of the planets ‘through which they may be joined by either corporal conjunction or aspect’. A smaller orb of 4° is similarly applied to the sextile, with 2° applied to the remaining, minor aspects. An orb of only 1 degree should be allowed for progressions. The orb depends on the individual astrologer, but typically it is 6 or 8 degrees. A minority group of astrologers, notably the famous Marathi astrologer, Katveji recommended using tighter orbs when examining sade-sati. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a circle): from Latin orbis 'ring'. The Latin word orbis ‘ring’ is the ancestor of orb and orbit (mid 16th century). During the Middle Ages an orb was a sphere or circle. In the early 17th century it developed the particular sense of a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the royal regalia. Orbit was originally a term for the eye socket, but the astronomical sense of the regular course of a celestial body was used as early as 1670. Rhymes absorb, bedaub, daub, sorb Definition of orb in US English: orb nounɔrbôrb 1A spherical body; a globe. 球状物；球 Example sentencesExamples Then the large orange blossoms appear and eventually turn into small round orbs. The orb, which weighs about 50 kg, would have caused serious damage if it had hit somebody. The faster the water flowed, the faster the orb rotated and not just in one direction either. The orb sits on your office desk and glows a quiet yellow. The green orbs glimmered gently in the pale moonlight, giving off an enigmatic appearance. But for the dog, each and every brandishment of the fuzzy orb produces the same wondrous glee. As the white orb expanded over me, I saw another world entirely inside. The photographs we have taken also reveal orbs of light. As it repeatedly rises from the floor to the ceiling, the big orb appears primal, hypnotic and definitely seductive. These images are courtesy of Rebekah Ford, who managed to get much better photos of the orbs than I did. When he has the orbs, he finally has the ability to get back at all the people he thinks harmed him, and is just completely driven by hate. Each egg was carefully marked, in pencil, with the date of laying so, when the rubbery shelled orbs were extracted, a memory of summer days was present. Atop the neck's silver rings was a necklace of four orbs of different color: blue, red, green and violet. In the center of the vault was a pedestal, and on top of the pedestal was a spherical crystalline orb with some kind of necklace, or talisman beside it. She had pierced ears, too (which I didn't), displaying gold orbs which glowed in the soft light. The 13 investigators used cameras and video equipment to search for ghouls on Friday night and captured images of glowing orbs and strange mists. On the summit of the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London, 195 feet above the ground stands the goddess Justitia upon a golden orb. Justin fired twice into the knob and was reassured as the golden orb dropped away from the door. The giant orb plopped onto the path of an oncoming ferry and bobbed around like some wayward kind of multicoloured buoy. At the right, a turquoise orb rises above a glyphlike marking of black diamond shapes with arm-like appendages set against a purple ground. Synonyms sphere, globe, ball, circle, ring, spheroid, spherule, round 1.1 A golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch. （王位标志上的）宝球（顶端饰有十字架） Example sentencesExamples We were taught the symbolism of the orb and sceptre, a simultaneous lesson in civics and history. Edward's is the first English royal seal to survive; the image of the king in majesty, enthroned with orb and sceptre, was borrowed from German models. This is a rare example of a once popular print and presents a traditional representation of the monarch with crown, orb and sceptre, the instruments of monarchical power. And what should be made of the cross surmounting the orb? Last came the delivery of the sceptre and the orb. 1.2literary A celestial body. 〈诗/文〉天体，星球 Example sentencesExamples When the Earth is at its mean distance from the Sun, the solar orb has an apparent angular diameter of 0.533 degrees. Getting up, Sean eyed the full moon, the pale orb hiding behind a mask of clouds. She turned towards the door, her eyes still wide as moons and her face as pale as the orb itself. Giant rolling reddish clouds meandered over his head, and a pale yellow orb hung high in the sky. But the sun was setting very early these days, and with the dense clouds overhead, that pale orb might as well not even be there. Synonyms celestial body, heavenly body, sun 1.3usually orbsliterary An eyeball; an eye. 〈诗/文〉眼球；眼睛 Example sentencesExamples She looked into his eyes again, pale grey orbs that look almost white. He was gazing at me through squinting grey eyes, rather than deep brown orbs. Sometimes I get busted, I blush and avert my orbs. Emma felt uneasy under the close observation of those pale blue orbs and hastily looked away. Just by looking into those soulful orbs, I saw that this grizzled woodsman carried the weight of the modern world on his shoulders. Synonyms organ of sight, eyeball 1.4Astrology A circle of up to 10° radius around the position of a celestial object. 〔占星〕以天体为中心的范围，角矩 within an orb of 1° of Mars 在火星的1度范围内。 Example sentencesExamples A minority group of astrologers, notably the famous Marathi astrologer, Katveji recommended using tighter orbs when examining sade-sati. The orb depends on the individual astrologer, but typically it is 6 or 8 degrees. An orb of only 1 degree should be allowed for progressions. He refers to the orbs as the circles, radiations or beams of the planets ‘through which they may be joined by either corporal conjunction or aspect’. A smaller orb of 4° is similarly applied to the sextile, with 2° applied to the remaining, minor aspects. verbɔrbôrb [with object]literary 1Encircle; enclose. 〈诗/文〉围绕；包围 1.1 Form (something) into an orb; make circular or globular. 使成球状，使成圆形 Origin Late Middle English (denoting a circle): from Latin orbis ‘ring’.
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