Orb

Orb

The word "Orb", from the Latin orbis 'circle', is another name for a round object, especially a disk or a sphere.

Orb as a word

Orb may refer to:

  • Orb (astrology), the difference between the exactness of an astrological aspect
  • Orb (optics), an unexpected, often circular photographic artifact
  • Orb (software) is a free streaming software for the personal computer
  • Celestial orb, a central concept in ancient and early-modern astronomy
  • The trademarked symbol printed on genuine Harris Tweed
  • Orb Kaftan, a character from the Incarnations of Immortality novel series by Piers Anthony
  • Orbing, a magical form of teleportation in the television show Charmed
  • Orb (comics), a Marvel Comics villain
  • The Orb, a British electronic music group
  • Globus cruciger, a hand-sized sphere over which the Christian cross is set
    • Sovereign's Orb, one of the best known Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
  • Castlewood Orb Drive, a 3.5-inch removable hard disk drive
  • Orb (river), empties into the Golfe du Lion in southern France
  • Bad Orb, a town in Hessen state, Germany
  • Orbs (band), a rock band featuring members of Between the Buried and Me and Fear Before
  • Orb Publications, an Australian publishing company
    • Orb Speculative Fiction, also known simply as Orb, an Australian speculative fiction magazine
  • Orb web, a type of spider web

ORB as an initialism

ORB is an acronym or abbreviation for:

Orbs

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  • Orb — in BéziersVorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt Daten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Orb — Orb, n. [F. orbe, fr. L. orbis circle, orb. Cf. {Orbit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star. [1913 Webster] In the small orb of one particular tear. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ORB — ist die Abkürzung für: Oberste Raumbehörde, eine Behörde in der Science Fiction Fernsehserie „Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion“ Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg, ehemalige öffentlich rechtliche Rundfunkanstalt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Orb-3D — Developer(s) Hi Tech Publisher(s) Hi Tech Platf …   Wikipedia

  • Orb — Orb, v. i. To become round like an orb. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] And orb into the perfect star. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ORB — [o|ɛr be:], der; [s]: Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg. * * * I ORB,   Abkürzung für Ostdeutscher Rundfunk …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Orb — ([^o]rb), n. [OF. orb blind, fr. L. orbus destitute.] (Arch.) A blank window or panel. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Orb — ([^o]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orbed} ([^o]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Orbing}.] 1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic] Milton. Lowell. [1913 Webster] 2. To encircle; to surround; to inclose. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] The wheels were orbed with gold …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orb — [ôrb] n. [L orbis, a circle] 1. a sphere, or globe 2. a) any of the celestial spheres, as the sun, moon, etc. b) Obs. the earth c) the orbit of a planet 3. Old Poet. the eye or eyeball …   English World dictionary

  • Orb [2] — Orb, Stadt im preuß. Regbez. Kassel, Kreis Gelnhausen, an der Orb, einem Nebenfluß der Kinzig, und an der Bad Orber Kleinbahn, 181 m ü. M., hat eine katholische und evang. Kirche, Kurhaus, Amtsgericht, Oberförsterei, Kinderheilanstalt,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • orb — [o:b US o:rb] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: orbis wheel, circle ] 1.) literary a bright ball shaped object, especially the sun or the moon ▪ the red orb of the sun 2.) a ball decorated with gold, carried by a king or queen on formal… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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