Orb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

an object with a spherical shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹb/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːb/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɔːɹb/.

Examples

a ball of fire
The moon orbits around the Earth
The planets are orbiting the sun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ball orbit globe revolve eyeball

Parts of Speech

noun	the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
noun	an object with a spherical shape “a ball of fire”
verb	move in an orbit “The moon orbits around the Earth”

Word Forms

eyeball	verb	look at
globular	adjective	having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey
global	adjective	having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey
conglobate	verb	assume a globular shape
orbit	noun	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
orbiter	noun	man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
revolution	noun	a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kugel

die kugelförmige Kapsel, die das Auge des Wirbeltiers enthält

🇫🇷French

orbe

la capsule en forme de boule contenant l'œil du vertébré

🇪🇸Spanish

orbe

la cápsula en forma de bola que contiene el ojo de los vertebrados

🇮🇹Italian

globo

la capsula sferica contenente l'occhio dei vertebrati

🇳🇱Dutch

bol

de bolvormige capsule die het gewervelde oog bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfera

a cápsula em forma de bola que contém o olho do vertebrado

🇷🇺Russian

шар

капсула шаровидной формы, содержащая глаз позвоночного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओर्ब

गेंद के आकार का कैप्सूल जिसमें कशेरुकी आँख होती है

🇮🇳Tamil

உருண்டை

முதுகெலும்பு கண் கொண்ட பந்து வடிவ காப்ஸ்யூல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గోళము

వెన్నుపూస కన్ను కలిగి ఉన్న బంతి ఆకారపు గుళిక

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓર્બ

બોલ આકારની કેપ્સ્યુલ જેમાં કરોડરજ્જુની આંખ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಡಲ

ಕಶೇರುಕ ಕಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಚೆಂಡಿನ ಆಕಾರದ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸುಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രമണപഥം

കശേരുക്കളുടെ കണ്ണ് അടങ്ങിയ പന്ത് ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള കാപ്സ്യൂൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

球体

含有脊椎动物眼睛的球形囊

🇯🇵Japanese

オーブ

脊椎動物の目を含むボール状のカプセル

🇰🇷Korean

구

척추동물의 눈이 들어 있는 공 모양의 캡슐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quả cầu

viên nang hình quả bóng chứa mắt của động vật có xương sống

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกตา

แคปซูลรูปลูกบอลที่มีดวงตาของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bola

kapsul berbentuk bola berisi mata vertebrata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محجر العين

الكبسولة الكروية الشكل التي تحتوي على عين الفقاريات

🇮🇷Persian

گوی

کپسول توپی شکل حاوی چشم مهره داران

🇹🇷Turkish

küre

omurgalı gözünü içeren top şeklindeki kapsül

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַלגַל הָעַיִן

הקפסולה בצורת כדור המכילה את עין החולייתנים

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