The difference between Globe and Orb
When used as nouns, globe means any spherical (or nearly spherical) object, whereas orb means a spherical body.
When used as verbs, globe means to become spherical, whereas orb means to form into an orb or circle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Globe and Orb
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Globe as a noun:
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
Examples:
"the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp"
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Globe as a noun:
The planet Earth.
Examples:
"rfquotek John Locke"
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Globe as a noun:
A spherical model of Earth or any planet.
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Globe as a noun (dated, or, Australia, South Africa):
A light bulb.
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Globe as a noun:
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
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Globe as a noun (slang, chiefly plural):
A woman's breasts.
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Globe as a verb (intransitive):
To become spherical.
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Globe as a verb (transitive):
To make spherical.
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Orb as a noun:
A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
Examples:
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Orb as a noun:
One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions
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Orb as a noun:
A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit
Examples:
"The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. rfdatek Bacon"
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Orb as a noun (rare):
A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
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Orb as a noun (poetic):
The eye, as luminous and spherical
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Orb as a noun (poetic):
A revolving circular body; a wheel
Examples:
"The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled. rfdatek John Milton"
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Orb as a noun (rare):
A sphere of action.
Examples:
"rfquotek Wordsworth"
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Orb as a noun:
A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal power
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Orb as a noun:
A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))
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Orb as a noun (military):
A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.
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Orb as a verb (poetic, transitive):
To form into an orb or circle.
Examples:
"rfquotek Lowell"
"rfquotek Milton"
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Orb as a verb (poetic, intransitive):
To become round like an orb.
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Orb as a verb (poetic, transitive):
To encircle; to surround; to enclose.
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Orb as a noun (architecture):
A blank window or panel.
Examples:
"rfquotek Oxf. Gloss"