Orb definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ORB, n. [L. orbis.] 1. A spherical body; as the celestial ... defined by a line; as, he move in a larger orb. 5. A circle described by any mundane sphere; an orbit ... inclosing one another, and including the bodies of the planets. ORB, v.t. To form into a circle. WordNet (r) 3 ... the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye [syn: eyeball, orb] 2: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: ball, globe, orb] v 1: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits ...
orb-weaver definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: Argiopidae, family Argiopidae, orb-weaver]
Orbit definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ORB'IT, n. [L. orbita, a trace or track, from orbis ... The orbits of the planets are elliptical. 2. A small orb. [Not proper.] 3. In anatomy, the cavity in which the ... planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" [syn: orb, orbit, revolve] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle English ... circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb.] 1. (Astron.) The path described by a heavenly body in ... of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon. 2. An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper] Roll the lucid orbit of an ... V n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Orb, circular path (of a celestial body). 2. ( Anat. ) Cavity ...
Orbed definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ORB'ED, a. 1. Round; circular; orbicular. 2. Formed into a ... 1913 Dictionary Orbed Orbed, a. Having the form of an orb; round. The orb[`e]d eyelids are let down. --Trench. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Orb Orb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Orbing.] 1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic] --Milton. Lowell. 2. To encircle; to ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SUN, n. 1. The splendid orb or luminary which, being in or near the center of ... animation and comfort to his disciples. 5. The luminary or orb which constitutes the center of any system of worlds. The ... L. sol. [root]297. Cf. Solar, South.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Day-star, orb of day. 2. Sunshine, light, sunny place. 1811 Dictionary of ... hour, match, microsecond, millennium, millisecond, minute, moment, month, moon, mummify, orb, orb of day, parch, phoebus, photosphere, quarter, quinquennium, radiance, radiation, ...
Orby definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ORB'Y, a. [from orb.] Resembling an orb. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Orby Orb"y, a. [From 2d Orb.] Orblike; having the course of an orb; revolving. [Obs.] ``Orby hours.'' --Chapman.
... a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: ball, globe, orb] 3: a sphere on which a map (especially of the ... a celestial body, or the heavens b. earth 4 c. orb 5 II. transitive verb (globed; globing) Date: 1641 archaic to ... 3 a golden sphere as an emblem of sovereignty; an orb. 4 any spherical glass vessel, esp. a fish bowl, a ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Sphere, ball, orb. 2. Earth, terraqueous globe, terrestrial ball. 1811 Dictionary of the ... map projection, mapper, meridian, moonshade, mother earth, mushroom, oblate spheroid, orb, orbit, orblet, parallel, pellet, photogrammetrist, photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map ...
... a round substance, are denominated a circle; a ring; an orb; the earth. 3. Compass; circuit; as the circle of the ... a repeating circle. 4. A round body; a sphere; an orb. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the ... n. 1. Round, plane figure. 2. Circumference, periphery, ring. 3. Orb, sphere, globe, ball. 4. Returning series. 5. Compass, enclosure. 6 ... mount, move, move over, necklace, neighborhood, nimbus, noose, nose ring, orb, orbit, oscillate, outfit, outposts, outskirts, pale, parabola, paraselene, parhelic circle ...
... sphere. The sun appears to be a sphere. 2. An orb or globe of the mundane system. First the sun, a ... geometry. Music of the spheres. See under Music. Syn: Globe; orb; circle. See Globe. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sphere Sphere, v ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Globe, ball, orb. 2. Circuit, circle, compass, province, department, walk, beat, function, vocation ... morning star, natural science, nothingness, oblate spheroid, ology, open forum, orb, orbit, orblet, order, outer space, palaestra, pale, parade ground, pellet ...
Orbing definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Orb Orb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Orbing.] 1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic] --Milton. Lowell. 2. To encircle; to surround ...