orb

Pronunciation: /ɔɹb/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
  2. noun an object with a spherical shape
  3. verb move in an orbit

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

eyeball

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Broader (hypernyms)
capsule

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