A cewar ƙamus na Turanci na Oxford, kalmar “orb” tana da ‘yan ma’anoni daban-daban, waɗanda suka haɗa da:Spherical abu ko jiki, musamman ma wanda ake amfani da shi a matsayin alama ta mulki ko iko. Kwallon ido ko ƙwallon ido da kewayensa. Jikin sama, kamar duniyar wata ko wata. " the orb of the earth's orbit."Takamammen ma'anar kalmar "orb" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi.