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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryorb I \ˈȯrb\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French orbe, from Latin orbis circle, disk, orb DATE 15th century1. any of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions2. archaic : something circular : circle, orbit3. a spherical body; especially : a spherical celestial object4. eye5. a sphere surmounted by a cross symbolizing kingly power and justice II verb DATE 1600transitive verb1. to form into a disk or circle2. archaic : encircle, surround, encloseintransitive verbarchaic : to move in an orbitEnglish Etymologyorb c.1420 (implied in orbicular), "sphere, globe," also "emblem of sovereignty," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. orbe (13c.), from L. orbem (nom. orbis) "circle, disk, ring," probably related to orbita "wheel track, rut," of unknown origin. Some suggest a connection with the root of orchid (q.v.). A three-dimensional extension of a word originally describing two-dimensional shapes. Astronomical sense is from 1526, in ref. to the hollow spheres that carried the planets and stars in the Ptolemaic system. Orb weaver spider is first recorded 1889.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7orborb / C:b; NAmE C:rb / noun1. (literary) an object shaped like a ball, especially the sun or moon 球体；(尤指)日,月2. a gold ball with a cross on top, carried by a king or queen at formal ceremonies as a symbol of power 王权宝球(国王或女王在正式仪式上携带的顶部饰十字架的金球,是权力的象征)⇨ compare sceptreWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedORBabbreviation1. omnidirectional radio beacon2. owner's risk of breakageSearch result show the entry is found in: orb-spider , or orb weaver, or orb webSearch result show the entry is found in: ORBorbI. \ˈȯ(ə)rb, ˈȯ(ə)b\ noun(-s)Etymology: Anglo-French orbe, from Old French orbe blind, without light, from Latin orbus orphaned, bereft, blind — more at orphan: a detail in medieval architecture of uncertain character but prob. a recessed panel surrounded by moldings (as one member of a blind arcade or one of the spaces between the ribs of a Gothic vault)II. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle French orbe, from Latin orbis circle, disk, orb; akin to Latin orbita track, rut1. a. : any of the azure transparent spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth one within the other and carrying the heavenly bodies in their revolutions b. (1) : a globular celestial object (as the sun or moon, a planet or star) < the celestial orbs revolve with uniform circular movements — G.C.Sellery > (2) : earth < solid, ironical, rolling orb — Walt Whitman > c. (1) : a spherical body : something of globular shape : globe < skewering the smaller orbs where they cowered amid their leaves — A.B.Mayse > (2) : eye < her sightless orbs — Arnold Bennett > (3) : a sphere surmounted by a cross symbolizing kingly power and justice and forming part of the English regalia (4) : a similar sphere on top of a scepter or crown d. archaic (1) : a collective whole : world (2) : a sphere of action : station < in our orbs we'll live so round and safe — Shakespeare >2. a. : something circular (as a disk, wheel, ring) : circle < the wheeling orb of change — Alfred Tennyson > b. (1) obsolete : a period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body (2) archaic : the orbit or the plane of the orbit of a planet or other heavenly bodyIII. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)transitive verb1. : to form into a disk or circle : round out2. archaic : encircle, surround, encloseintransitive verb: to move in an orbit

Orb A Archaic Verb Noun Latin Disk Sphere