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semiorb

semiorb noun: a half-orb.

Noun

semiorb (plural semiorbs)

  1. A half-orb.
    • He watched the moon's majestic rise, watched it transform itself from a luminous semiorb into a flawed spotlight aimed at him from the sky.2001, Sands Hall, Catching Heaven

Forms of semiorb

pluralsemiorbs

Origin of semiorb

semi- + orb

Questions about semiorb

What does semiorb mean?
Semiorb means a half-orb.
What part of speech is semiorb?
Semiorb is a noun.
What is the plural of semiorb?
The plural of semiorb is semiorbs.

Words near semiorb in the dictionary

  1. semiopen
  2. semiopened
  3. semioperatic
  4. semiophore
  5. semiopoiesis
  6. semiorb
  7. semiorbicular
  8. semiorbiculate
  9. semiorder
  10. semiordered
  11. semiorders

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