orb

Noun
  1. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye (synset 105323575)
    is a type of: capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
    is a part of: eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
    same as: eyeball
  2. An object with a spherical shape (synset 113922097)
    "a ball of fire"
    is a type of: sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
    subtypes:
    • crystal ball - a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers
    • camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
    • time-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory
    • fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
    • fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
    • globule - a small globe or ball
    • spherule - a small sphere
    • pellet - a small sphere
    • bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
    same as: ball, globe
Verb
  1. Move in an orbit (synset 202047875)
    "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
    is a type of: circle - move in a circular path above (someone or something)
    subtypes: retrograde - move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
    same as: orbit, revolve

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