orb — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   In the small orb of one particular tear.

   Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled.

2. Celestial sphere; one of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

3. A structural motif or finial in the shape of a sphere

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

4. An orbit of an heavenly body

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs.

   You seem to me as Dian in her orb.

   Altri esempi (1)

   In orbs / Of circuit inexpressible they stood, / Orb within orb.

5. The time period of an orbit

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • raro
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Know none before us, self-begot, self-rais'd / By our own quick'ning power, when fatal course / Had circl'd his full Orbe, the birth mature / Of this our native Heav'n, Ethereal Sons.

6. The eye, seen as a luminous and spherical entity

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • poetico
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   A drop serene hath quenched their orbs.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Painfully, he forced his hot eyelids to unclose, and his distended orbs sought for some object whereon to fix; they met the patch of grass, yet red with the blood of Walter Maynard.

7. Any revolving circular body, such as a wheel

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • poetico
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled.

8. A sphere of action.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • raro
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   By what fatality the orb of my genius […] acts upon these men like the moon upon a certain description of patients, it would be irksome to inquire

   But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe.

9. A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal or imperial power

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

10. A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • non numerabile

11. A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • non numerabile

12. Amount of deviation from the closest perfect aspect.

    Uso

    • non numerabile

    Esempi

    Altri esempi (1)

    For example, an approaching transitioning aspect (i.e., for 120 degrees) is effective when it remains within 2 degrees of orb on either side of the perfect angle.

    Astrologers' opinions vary on how many degrees of orb to allow for each aspect.

    For example Mars has its orb 7 degrees to the Sun.

Verbo

1. To form into an orb or circle.

   Uso

   • poetico
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   Let each His adamantine coat gird well, and each Fit well his helm, gripe fast his orbed shield

   a full-orbed sun

   Altri esempi (1)

   And is it that the haze of grief ⁠Hath stretch’d my former joy so great? […] Or that the past will always win ⁠A glory from its being far; ⁠And orb into the perfect star We saw not, when we moved therein?

2. To become round like an orb.

   Uso

   • intransitivo
   • poetico

3. To encircle; to surround; to enclose.

   Uso

   • poetico
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   The wheels were orbed with gold.

Sostantivo

1. A blank window or panel.

   Esempi

   small blank windows or panels, for in later times such panels were called orbs, blind windows

Sostantivo

1. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

   Sinonimi

   eyeball

   Termini più generali

   capsule

2. an object with a spherical shape

   Sinonimi

   ballglobe

   Termini più generali

   sphere

   Esempi

   a ball of fire

Verbo

1. move in an orbit

   Sinonimi

   orbitrevolve

   Termini più generali

   circle

   Esempi

   The moon orbits around the Earth

   The planets are orbiting the sun

   Altri esempi (1)

   electrons orbit the nucleus