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orb

UK
/ɔːb/
US
/ɔrb/

Translations

orbnoun
orbs
pl
UK
/ɔːb/
US
/ɔrb/
The artist painted a glowing orb in the center of the canvas.
L’artiste a peint une orbe lumineuse au centre de la toile.
orbeEn photographie ou vidéo, pour une sphère lumineuse; souvent employé pour un phénomène supposé paranormal.
The investigators pointed to several mysterious orbs drifting across the footage.
Les enquêteurs ont montré plusieurs orbes mystérieuses flottant dans les images.
globeAttribut royal.
The king held an orb and scepter during the coronation ceremony.
Le roi tenait un globe et un sceptre pendant la cérémonie du couronnement.
orbeSens littéraire ou poétique pour un astre.
The ancient astronomers studied the movements of the heavenly orbs.
Les astronomes de l’Antiquité étudiaient les mouvements des orbes célestes.
Additional translations
œilSens poétique ou littéraire.
Synonyms
globe
round object
disk
circle
ball
sphere
orbverb
orbed
Past Simple
orbed
Past Participle
orbing
Gerund
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US
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orbiterSens astronomique.
The moon orbs the Earth in a regular pattern.
La Lune orbite autour de la Terre selon un schéma régulier.
Additional translations
sphériserVerbe rare; emploi technique ou néologique.
Synonyms
hem in
circumscribe
envelop
enclose
gird
ring
encompass
surround
encircle
orbadjective
orber
Comp.
orbest
Super.
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/ɔːb/
US
/ɔrb/
Used attributively to describe something that is spherical in shape; relatively rare.
She chose orb pendant lights to hang above the table.
Elle a choisi des suspensions sphériques à installer au-dessus de la table.

Definitions

orbnoun
A spherical object or shape.
The artist painted a glowing orb in the center of the canvas.
A celestial body, such as a planet or star.
The ancient astronomers studied the movements of the heavenly orbs.
A globe or sphere used as a symbol of power and authority, often associated with royalty.
The king held an orb and scepter during the coronation ceremony.
The eyeball; an eye (poetic or literary).
A mist of sleep clouded his weary orbs.
A small, often translucent sphere of light appearing in photographs or video, sometimes believed to be of paranormal origin.
The investigators pointed to several mysterious orbs drifting across the footage.
orbverb
To form into a circle or spherical shape.
The artist orbed the clay into a perfect sphere.
To move in an orbit around something.
The moon orbs the Earth in a regular pattern.
orbadjective
Having the shape of an orb; spherical.
She chose orb pendant lights to hang above the table.
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