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
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
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.