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I [ɔ:b]nounkrogla; nebesno telo; poetically zrklo, oko; heraldry krogla s križem (kraljevski znak); figuratively svet, organizirana celota; astronomy vplivno območje planetaII [ɔ:b]transitive verb & intransitive verbobkrožiti, krožiti
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orb — ► NOUN 1) a spherical object or shape. 2) a golden globe with a cross on top, forming part of the regalia of a monarch. ORIGIN Latin orbis ring … English terms dictionary
orb web — noun a circular spider web • Hypernyms: ↑spider web, ↑spider s web * * * noun : a web made by an orb weaver * * * orb web, the web spun by an orb weaver: »... the orb webs of the nearly blind cave spiders (Scientific American). * * * n … Useful english dictionary
orb weaver — noun Etymology: orb (II) : a spider of the family Argiopidae compare geometric spider * * * any of numerous spiders of the family Argiopidae, characterized by loosely woven, spiraling webs that have support lines radiating outward from the center … Useful english dictionary
orb web — noun Date: 1889 a web made by an orb weaver … New Collegiate Dictionary
orb — [ ɔrb ] noun count 1. ) LITERARY an object that has a perfectly round shape a ) the sun or the moon 2. ) a small gold ball with a cross on top that a king or queen carries as part of a ceremony … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
orb — noun (C) 1 literary a bright ball shaped object, especially the sun or the moon: the red orb of the sun 2 a ball decorated with gold, carried by a king or queen on formal occasions as a sign of power … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
orb-weaver — noun spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Araneae, ↑order Araneae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
orb-spider — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : orb weaver … Useful english dictionary
orb weaver — noun Date: 1889 any of a family (Araneidae) of spiders that have eight similar eyes and typically spin a large elaborate wheel shaped flat web … New Collegiate Dictionary
orb web — noun a circular vertical spider s web formed of threads radiating from a central point, crossed by radial links that spiral in from the edge … English new terms dictionary
orb — noun a spherical object or shape. ↘a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch. ↘literary a celestial body. ↘literary an eye. Origin ME: from L. orbis ring … English new terms dictionary