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ORC, n. [L. orea; Gr.] A sea-fish, a species of whale. The Delphinus orca is the...
ORB'Y, a. [from orb.] Resembling an orb.
ORB'ITUDE, ORB'ITY, n. [L. orbitas.] Bereavement by loss of parents or children....
ORB'ITAL, ORBIT'UAL, a. Pertaining to the orbit. [Orbital is the preferable word.]
ORB'IT, n. [L. orbita, a trace or track, from orbis, a wheel.] 1. In astronomy, ...
ORB'IS, ORB'-FISH, n. A fish of a circular form. It is covered with a firm hard ...
ORBICULA'TION, n. The state of being made in the form of an orb.
ORBIC'ULATE, ORBIC'ULATED, a. [L. orbiculatus.] Made or being in the form of an ...
ORBIC'ULARNESS, n. Sphericity; the state of being orbicular.
ORBIC'ULARLY, adv. Spherically.
ORBIC'ULAR, a. [L. orbiculus.] Spherical; circular; in the form of an orb.
ORB'IC, a. Spherical.
ORB'ED, a. 1. Round; circular; orbicular. 2. Formed into a circle or round shape...
ORBA'TION, n. [L. orbatio, from orbo, to bereave.] Privation of parents or child...
ORB'ATE, a. [L. orbatus.] Bereaved; fatherless; childless.
ORB, n. [L. orbis.] 1. A spherical body; as the celestial orbs. 2. In astronomy,...