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单词 orbific
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orbificadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin orbis , -fic suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin orbis orb n.1 + -fic suffix. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫɹbi·fik) /ɔːˈbɪfɪk/.
Obsolete. rare.
Orb-making, orb-forming.Only recorded in the works of Philip James Bailey.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > forming
orbific1855
1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 67 Grand was the joy throughout those radiant tribes,..And instant impulse urging to begin The work orbific.
1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xiv. 185 The happy angels, to enlarge God's reign..besought his leave to make a world,..which granted, they..began Instant the work orbific.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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