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orbicular

[ awr-bik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

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


orbicular

/ ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə; ɔːˌbɪkjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. circular or spherical
  2. (of a leaf or similar flat part) circular or nearly circular
  3. rare.
    rounded or total
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ǰˈܱ, adverb
  • orbicularity, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ǰ·u·i·ٲ ǰ·u··Ա noun
  • ǰ·u·· adverb
  • ܲo·u· adjective
  • subǰ·u·· adverb
  • subǰ·u·i·ٲ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of orbicular1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English orbiculer, from Old French orbiculaire and Late Latin ǰܱ “circular, spherical,” equivalent to Latin orbi(s) “disk” + -cul(us) diminutive suffix + -; orb, -cule 1, -ar 1
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Example Sentences

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It is — I’m not sure I’m going to pronounce this right — an orbicular batfish, related to spadefish that you can find on the East Coast.

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Shell ovate, smooth, obscure sea green; outer lip above immarginate; inner lip broad, flat; perforations numerous, very small, orbicular and smooth.

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Flower coriaceous, mostly orbicular or ovate, flat on the inner side, convex on the outer.

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The eggs of this shell, contained in a transparent orbicular nidus, the size of a turtle's egg, were found thrown up on the sea-beach of the island.

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Sepals.—Two; orbicular; thin; papery; two to four lines across; whitish; equaling the petals.

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