A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star quotations ▼
In the small orb of one particular tear. (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare?)
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 quotations ▼
The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. (Can we date this quote by Bacon?)
You seem to me as Dian in her orb. (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare?)
(rare) A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body. quotations ▼
(poetic) The eye, as luminous and spherical quotations ▼
(poetic) A revolving circular body; a wheel
The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled. (Can we date this quote by John Milton?)
(rare) A sphere of action.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Wordsworth to this entry?)
But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe. (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare?)
A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal power
A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))
(military) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.
ORB
(software engineering) Initialism of Object Request Broker.
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