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Orb (Noun)

Meaning 1

An object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire".

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Examples

  • The wizard's magical orb glowed with an ethereal light, illuminating the darkened room.
  • As the firework exploded, a bright orb of color burst into the night sky.
  • The artist's sculpture, a delicate glass orb, refracted the sunlight and cast a kaleidoscope of colors on the floor.
  • In the heart of the volcano, a glowing orb of molten lava pulsed with intense heat.
  • The spacecraft's instruments detected a mysterious orb hovering at the edge of the galaxy.

Synonyms

  • Globe
  • Ball

Hypernyms

  • Sphere

Hyponyms

  • Spherule
  • Fireball
  • Crystal Ball
  • Time-ball
  • Mothball
  • Pellet
  • Bolus
  • Globule
  • Camphor Ball

Meaning 2

The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Examples

  • The orbiting body or orb surrounding the eyeball protects the delicate inner tissues.
  • Anatomy texts describe the eye's orb as consisting of a fibrous outer layer, a vascular middle layer, and a transparent inner layer.
  • Medical researchers carefully dissected the orb to understand its role in visual acuity and color perception.
  • Inside the orb, a network of nerves transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.
  • After injury, swelling can occur within the orb, affecting the cornea's clarity and curvature.

Synonyms

  • Eyeball

Hypernyms

  • Capsule
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