orb
English Thesaurus
1. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | capsule, |
| definition | : | a structure that encloses a body part (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | eye, oculus, optic, |
| definition | : | the organ of sight (noun.body) |
2. an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | sphere, |
| definition | : | a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crystal ball, |
| definition | : | a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | camphor ball, mothball, |
| definition | : | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | time-ball, |
| definition | : | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fireball, |
| definition | : | the luminous center of a nuclear explosion (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | fireball, |
| definition | : | a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | globule, |
| definition | : | a small globe or ball (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | spherule, |
| definition | : | a small sphere (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | pellet, |
| definition | : | a small sphere (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | bolus, |
| definition | : | a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) (noun.shape) |
3. move in an orbit (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | retrograde, |
| definition | : | move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (verb.motion) |
4. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye (noun.body)
| derivation | : | eye, eyeball, |
| definition | : | look at (verb.perception) |
5. an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)
6. move in an orbit (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | celestial orbit, orbit, |
| definition | : | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | electron orbit, orbit, |
| definition | : | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom (noun.location) |
7. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye (noun.body)
| derivation | : | eye, eyeball, |
| definition | : | look at (verb.perception) |
8. an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)
9. move in an orbit (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | celestial orbit, orbit, |
| definition | : | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | electron orbit, orbit, |
| definition | : | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom (noun.location) |
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