orb1 /örb/ noun- A circle
- A sphere
- Anything spherical
- A celestial body
- An eye or eyeball
- The mound or globe of a monarch's regalia
- The space within which the astrological influence of a planet operates
- A sphere carrying a planet in its revolution
- A cycle of time
- An orbit
- A world
transitive verb- To surround (archaic)
- To form into an orb
ORIGIN: L orbis a circle orbed adjective - In the form of an orb
- Circular
orbicˈular adjective - Approximately circular or spherical
- Round
- Having the component minerals crystallized in spheroidal aggregates (petrology)
orbiculāˈris noun (pl orbiculāˈrēs) A muscle surrounding an opening orbicularˈity noun orbicˈularly adverb orbˈy adjective (rare) Orbed |