What is "orb"

Orb \Orb\, n. [F. orbe, fr. L. orbis circle, orb. Cf. Orbit.]

1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.

   In the small orb of one particular tear.
   --Shak.

   Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled.
   --Milton.

2. 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.

3. A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.

   The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs.
   --Bacon.

   You seem to me as Dian in her orb.
   --Shak.

   In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood, Orb within orb.
   --Milton.

4. A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body. [R.]
   --Milton.

5. The eye, as luminous and spherical. [Poetic]

   A drop serene hath quenched their orbs.
   --Milton.

6. A revolving circular body; a wheel. [Poetic]

   The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled.
   --Milton.

7. A sphere of action or influence.
   --Wordsworth.

   But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe.
   --Shak

8. Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See 1st Mound.

9. (Mil.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.

   Syn: Globe; ball; sphere. See Globe.

Orb \Orb\ ([^o]rb), n. [OF. orb blind, fr. L. orbus destitute.] (Arch.) A blank window or panel. [Obs.]
--Oxf. Gloss.

Orb \Orb\, v. i. To become round like an orb. [Poetic]

And orb into the perfect star.
--Tennyson.

Orb \Orb\ ([^o]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orbed ([^o]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Orbing.]

1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic]
   --Milton.
   --Lowell.

2. To encircle; to surround; to inclose. [Poetic]

   The wheels were orbed with gold.
   --Addison.

mid-15c., "sphere, globe, something spherical or circular," from Old French orbe "orb, globe" (13c.) and directly from Latin orbem (nominative orbis) "circle, disk, ring, hoop, orbit," probably related to orbita "wheel track, rut," of unknown origin. Watkins suggests a connection with the root of orchid.\n

\nA three-dimensional extension of a word originally describing two-dimensional shapes. Astronomical sense is in reference to the hollow spheres that carried the planets and stars in the Ptolemaic system. As a verb from c.1600. Orb weaver spider is first recorded 1889.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star 2 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 3 A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit 4 (context rare English) A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body. 5 (context poetic English) The eye, as luminous and spherical 6 (context poetic English) A revolving circular body; a wheel 7 (context rare English) A sphere of action. 8 A globus cruciger 9 A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography 10 (context military English) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry. vb. 1 (context poetic English) to form into an orb or circle 2 (context poetic transitive English) to encircle; to surround; to enclose 3 (context poetic intransitive English) to become round like an orb Etymology 2

n. (context architecture English) A blank window or panel.

1. n. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye [syn: eyeball]

2. an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: ball, globe]

Orb may refer to:

• sphere

In photography, an orb is a typically circular artifact on an image, created as a result of flash photography illuminating a mote of dust or other particle. Orbs are especially common with modern compact and ultra-compact digital cameras.

Orbs are also sometimes called backscatter, orb backscatter, or near-camera reflection. Some orbs appear with trails indicating motion.

The Orb is a long river in the Herault '' département'' of southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea, in Valras-Plage. The river flows through the towns Bédarieux and Béziers, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi on the Orb Aqueduct. In ancient times, the Orb was crossed at Capestang by the long Roman Pont Serme.

The Orb is the name of two Marvel Comics supervillains who are primarily an adversary of Ghost Rider.

'''Orb (Kinzig) ''' is a river of Hesse, Germany.

Orb was a freeware streaming software that enabled users to remotely access all their personal digital media files including pictures, music, videos and television. It could be used from any Internet-enabled device, including laptops, pocket PC, smartphones, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii video game consoles.

In 2013, Orb Networks, Inc. announced that they were acquired by a strategic partner and would be shutting down operations. Also in 2013, Co-founder Luc Julia indicated that Orb Networks' technology had been acquired by Qualcomm, but no accompanying press release had been issued.

Orb's website (accessed May, 2014) announced: "...about a year ago Orb's team and technology were acquired by Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc." and "Orb Networks will no longer be offering any Orb software downloads or support for our web based products such as OrbLive and Mycast." The statement invited people to "check out Qualcomm's AllPlay media platform" but did not specify how Orb software may have been utilized.

In astrology, the orb is how much an angle made by two points differs from the exactness of an aspect. A trine, for instance, is 120 degrees. If two points were 123 degrees apart, they would be said to be in a trine with an orb of 3 degrees. It is generally held in astrological delineation that the larger the orb, the less powerful the aspect's effect is.

For example, if the sun is located in the sign Aquarius at 15 degrees and the moon is also going through Aquarius, then the moon's orb of influence will begin no earlier than 5 degrees Aquarius and will last no longer than 25 degrees Aquarius. However, this would be considered a wide orb. Most astrologers consider the orb of influence to be no more than 8 degrees on either side.

Larger orbs tend to be used for aspects involving major bodies, such as the sun or moon. Larger orbs also tend to be used for major aspects, such as conjunctions and oppositions.

Smaller orbs are sometimes used when an aspect is "out of sign". An "out of sign" aspect involves one that is a multiple of 30 degrees, meaning the two points should have the same positioning within their signs, however the orb causes the points to be in different signs than expected. For example, if the sun is located at 29 degrees Aries, and the moon is located at 1 degree Leo, the difference is 92 degrees, which makes a square aspect. However Aries and Leo are four signs or 120 degrees apart, so one might expect a trine aspect instead when just considering the signs involved.

Orb (foaled February 24, 2010 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. After being defeated in his first three starts, Orb won five consecutive races, culminating with a victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 4, 2013. He was retired at the end of the year to stand at stud at Claiborne Farm.

Orb is an album by New Zealand musician Alastair Galbraith released in 2007.

ORB (Oriented FAST and Rotated BRIEF) is a fast robust local feature detector, first presented by Ethan Rublee et al. in 2011, that can be used in computer vision tasks like object recognition or 3D reconstruction. It is based on the FAST keypoint detector and the visual descriptor BRIEF (Binary Robust Independent Elementary Features). Its aim is to provide a fast and efficient alternative to SIFT.

Orb is the fourth album by Minneapolis Celtic rock band Boiled in Lead. It was produced by Hijaz Mustapha of British worldbeat band 3 Mustaphas 3. Orb found Boiled in Lead exploring a wider range of traditional music styles than ever before, moving beyond the confines of the Fairport Convention-influenced Celtic rock of previous albums and adding material from Albania, Romania, Macedonia, Sweden, Appalachia, and Thailand. The album's title reflects this, suggesting an embrace of a truly global musical perspective. Brett Durand Atwood of Gavin Report praised the album's eclecticism, calling it "a one-world sonic showcase for the tunes of our brothers, sisters, and ancestors."