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Orb vs Zorb - What's the difference?

orb | zorb |

As nouns the difference between orb and zorb

is that orb is a spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star while zorb is a large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.

As verbs the difference between orb and zorb

is that orb is to form into an orb or circle while zorb is to roll downhill or engage in sports in a zorb ball.

As an initialism ORB

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orb

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) orbe, from (etyl) . Compare orbit .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
    • In the small orb of one particular tear. --
    Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled. --
  • 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
  • A circle; especially, 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. --
    In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood, Orb within orb. --
  • (rare) A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
    • (John Milton)
  • (poetic) The eye, as luminous and spherical
    • A drop serene hath quenched their orbs. --
  • (poetic) A revolving circular body; a wheel
    • The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled. --
  • (rare) A sphere of action.
    • (William Wordsworth)
    But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe. --
  • A globus cruciger
  • A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography
  • (military) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (poetic) to form into an orb or circle
    • (Lowell)
    (Milton)
  • (poetic) to encircle; to surround; to enclose
  • * Addison
    • The wheels were orbed with gold.
  • (poetic) to become round like an orb

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A blank window or panel.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    zorb

    English

    (wikipedia zorb)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill
  • * {{quote-news, 2006, March 25, Susmita Saha, A different ballgame, Calcutta Telegraph, quotee=Anurag Mehra citation
    • , passage=Uneven plains that are interspersed with pebbles and rocks are likely to cause punctures in the zorbs .}}
  • * {{quote-book, 2007, William Gray, Travel with Kids citation
    • , passage=There's even a kids' zorb for the under six.}}
  • * {{quote-book, 2008, Katrin Blumberg, chapter=Internationalisation in adventure tourism, International Business and Tourism, editors=Coles & Hall citation
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    Synonyms

    * hypersphere, hydrosphere

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (sports) To roll downhill or engage in sports in a .
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    • Related terms

    * zorbonaut * zorbing