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Definition of: orb
(ôrb) noun
1. A rounded mass; a sphere or globe.
2. A circle or orbit; anything circular.
3. A sphere topped by a cross: symbolic of royal power.
4. Obs. The plane of the orbit or the orbit of a planet.
—v.t.
1. To shape into a sphere or circle.
2. Poetic To enclose; encircle. [<L orbis a circle]
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