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Added 7 October 2026

orb

/ɔɹb/ noun

In Latin: orbis Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about orb at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.
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.
A structural motif or finial in the shape of a sphere.

verb

To form into an orb or circle.
To become round like an orb.
To encircle; to surround; to enclose.

noun

A blank window or panel.

Origin

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

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