orbicular

[ awr-bik-yuh-ler ]

/ ɔrˈbɪk yə lər /

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adjective

like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.

Origin of orbicular

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin orbiculāris circular, equivalent to Latin orbicul(us) small disk ( orbi(s) orb + -culus -cule¹) + -āris -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM orbicular

or·bic·u·lar·i·ty, or·bic·u·lar·ness, noun or·bic·u·lar·ly, adverb sub·or·bic·u·lar, adjective sub·or·bic·u·lar·ly, adverb

sub·or·bic·u·lar·i·ty, noun

Words nearby orbicular

oratorio, oratory, oratrix, orb, orb weaver, orbicular, orbicular muscle of eye, orbicular muscle of mouth, orbicular zone, orbiculare, orbiculate

Example sentences from the Web for orbicular

Orbicular lizards were found about this camp, and had been once or twice before noticed near the base of the mountains.

Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI |Various
The leaves may be oval or orbicular, and the stems which are tough and hairy grow to the length of six to fifteen inches.

Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 5, May 1899 |Various
Velvety then almost glabrous, orbicular, edge entire, incurved; g. decur.

European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae |George Massee
The response was given by the orbicular spirit, who had appeared to me.

Old Mackinaw |W. P. Strickland.

The Suffet had collected his men into an orbicular mass, in such a way as to offer an equal resistance in every direction.

Salammbo |Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for orbicular

orbicular

orbiculate or orbiculated

/ (ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

circular or spherical

(of a leaf or similar flat part) circular or nearly circular

rare rounded or total

Derived forms of orbicular

orbicularity (ɔːˌbɪkjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun orbicularly, adverb

Medical definitions for orbicular

orbicular

[ ôr-bĭk′yə-lər ]

adj.

Circular.

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orbicular

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orbiculate or orbiculated

adjective

Derived forms of orbicular

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adj.

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orbicular

adjective

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orbiculate or orbiculated

adjective

Derived forms of orbicular

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adj.

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