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orbic

orbic adjective: shaped or moving like an orb; spherical, circular.

Adjective

orbic (comparative more orbic, superlative most orbic)

  1. (archaic) Shaped or moving like an orb; spherical, circular.
    • the body of this orbic frame1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients')
    • The orbic wake of thy once whirling feet, / Elohim, still I hear thy sounding heel!1930, Hart Crane, “Ave Maria”, in The Bridge

Forms of orbic

comparativemore orbic
superlativemost orbic
alternative formorbical

Origin of orbic

From orb + -ic.

Questions about orbic

What does orbic mean?
Orbic means shaped or moving like an orb; spherical, circular.
What part of speech is orbic?
Orbic is an adjective.

Words near orbic in the dictionary

  1. orbe
  2. orbed
  3. Orbegoso
  4. Orbelian
  5. Orbelians
  6. orbic
  7. orbical
  8. orbicle
  9. orbicles
  10. orbicula
  11. orbiculae

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