单词 | orb |
释义 | orb —orbless, adj. —orblike, adj. /awrb/, n. 1. a sphere or globe: a Christmas tree hung with brightly colored orbs. 2. the eyeball or eye: He looks with blind orbs on an indifferent world. 3. any of the heavenly bodies, as the sun or moon: He lay on the grass, warmed by that orb of day, the sun. 4. a globe bearing a cross; the mound or emblem of sovereignty, esp. as part of the regalia of England. 5. Astrol. the number of degrees from exactness within which an aspect operates. 6. a circle or something circular. 7. Astron. (formerly) the orbit of a heavenly body. 8. the earth. v.t. 9. to form into a circle or sphere. 10. Archaic. to encircle; enclose. v.i. 11. to move in an orbit. 12. to form into an orb or globe; round out. [1520-30; < L orbis circle, disk, orb] |
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