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orb

UK/ɔːb/ US/ɔɹb/ fairly common

noun

1.

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

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2.

an object with a spherical shape

  • “a ball of fire”
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Origin

From Middle English orbe, from Old French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb”). Compare orbit.

Phrases

  • golden silk orb-weaver
  • orb spider
  • orb-web spider
  • red-legged golden orb-weaver spider
  • sea orb

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