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词汇 orb
释义 orb
noun[ C ]
uk /ɔːb/ us /ɔːrb/
literary
something in the shape of a ball: 球体;球状物
the glowing orb of the sun火球般的太阳
The creature's eyes opened, pale orbs muddled slightly with sleep.
a ball-shaped object with a cross on top of it, used as a symbol of royal power, and carried by a king or queen during some official ceremonies, together with a sceptre (= a decorated stick):
He held the orb in one hand and in the other the sceptre.
A glowing orb streaked through the sky above their heads.
Yellow orbs of melted butter were surrounded by the purple juice from cooked beets.
A crown, orb and sceptre were taken from the Tower of London in 1671, but quickly returned.
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In the latter, the motion along the orbs was measured against the ecliptic, and all coordinates were referred to the ecliptic (latitude and longitude).
On the other hand, the inclination of the orb of each of the inferior planets to the ecliptic is variable.
He defines the points of the orb that are called equinoxes and solstices.
And, here, the inclination of the plane of the epicycle to that of the orb is variable.
One of these two hypotheses is their proposal of an eccentric orb and an epicyclic orb.
The ranking of that angel is below that of the angel who has been encharged with the orb of the moon.
The orb and tongs were made from stainless steel and were approximately 30 cm long.
She holds the scepter in her right hand and a rather squashed-looking orb in her left.
In either case, the positions of the extreme north and south points of the inclined orb are known.
We define a total order on orb(z) as follows.
That motion of the orb, apart from the lag, could then be in an apparently opposite direction.
And what we have said is su$cient to abolish the existence of these two orbs in the heavens.
First assume that orb(c) contains no further critical points.
This accords with the view that the luminaries are that which moves and that the orb is that which is fixed.
He claimed to have invented a model for these motions and anomalies, without proposing an eccentric orb or an epicyclic orb.
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