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orb
n.
circle, sphere, globe; heavenly sphere (i.e. sun, moon, etc.); any circular body; eye (Literary)
ORB (object request broker)
component in CORBA that acts as the interfacing program between the client and the server (Computers)
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Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny
Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French botanist and geologist specializing in the Tertiary of France. He was the younger brother of French naturalist and South American explorer, Alcide d'Orbigny. At the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, d'Orbigny identified many of the flowering plant species returned to France from his brother's natural history collecting journeys through South America.
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orb
Noun
1. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
(synonym) eyeball
(hypernym) capsule
(part-holonym) eye, oculus, optic
2. an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
(synonym) ball, globe
(hypernym) sphere
(hyponym) crystal ball
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orb
Rzecz.
kula; jabłko
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Orb
(v. t.)
To form into an orb or circle.
To form into an orb or circle.
(v. t.)
To encircle; to surround; to inclose.
To encircle; to surround; to inclose.
(v. i.)
To become round like an orb.
To become round like an orb.
(n.)
The eye, as luminous and spherical.
The eye, as luminous and spherical.
(n.)
Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See lst Mound.
Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See lst Mound.
(n.)
One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.
One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.
(n.)
A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.
A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.
(n.)
A sphere of action.
A sphere of action.
(n.)
A revolving circular body; a wheel.
A revolving circular body; a wheel.
(n.)
A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
(n.)
A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.
A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.
(n.)
A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.
A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.
(n.)
A blank window or panel.
A blank window or panel.
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