n. [ L. sorbus service tree. ] (Chem.) A sugarlike substance, isomeric with mannite and dulcite, found with sorbin in the ripe berries of the sorb, and extracted as a sirup or a white crystalline substance. --
n. [ L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb. ]
Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to an orbit. “Orbital revolution.” J. D. Forbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
Orbital index (Anat.),
a. [ Cf. F. orbitaire. ] Orbital. [ R. ] Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Situated around the orbit;
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. orbis an orb + tela a web. ] (Zool.) A division of spiders, including those that make geometrical webs, as the garden spider, or Epeira. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. [ NL. See Orbit, and -lite. ] (Zool.) A genus of living
a. [ Orbit + nasal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the orbit and the nose;
a. [ Orbit + sphenoid. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone. --
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Orbital. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb. ]
Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to an orbit. “Orbital revolution.” J. D. Forbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
Orbital index (Anat.),
a. [ Cf. F. orbitaire. ] Orbital. [ R. ] Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Situated around the orbit;
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. orbis an orb + tela a web. ] (Zool.) A division of spiders, including those that make geometrical webs, as the garden spider, or Epeira. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. [ NL. See Orbit, and -lite. ] (Zool.) A genus of living
a. [ Orbit + nasal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the orbit and the nose;
a. [ Orbit + sphenoid. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone. --
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Orbital. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]