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orb

DEFINITIONS OF: orb

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n an object with a spherical shape

Synonyms:
ball, globe
Types:
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crystal ball
a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers
camphor ball, mothball
a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
time-ball
a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory
fireball
the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
fireball
a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
globule
a small globe or ball
spherule
a small sphere
pellet
a small sphere
bolus
a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
bubble
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
Type of:
sphere
a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

n the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

Synonyms:
eyeball
Type of:
capsule
a structure that encloses a body part

v move in an orbit

Synonyms:
orbit, revolve
Types:
retrograde
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Type of:
circle, circulate
move in circles
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