orbicularityn.

Brit.

/ɔːˌbɪkjᵿˈlarᵻti/, U.S.

/ɔrˌbɪkjəˈlɛrədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orbicular adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < orbicular adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin orbicularitas (in orbicularitas caeli the spherical form of the heavens, c1500), Middle French orbicularité circumference of the earth (1530), French †orbicularité roundness (1620). Compare earlier orbicularness n.

Now rare.

Orbicular form or character; roundness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity

rotunditya1513

globosity1577

sphericity1625

sphericalness1644

orbicularity1653

globulousness1665

sphericality1669

globularness1715

globularity1750

burl1876

spherality1890

bulbosity1901

1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) i. 16 These Nations distending the orbicularity of their Heads.

1831 T. De Quincey Dr. Parr in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 911/2 I have questioned the systematic perfection—the orbicularity (so to speak) of Dr. Parr's classical knowledge.

1883 G. Allen in Nature 15 Mar. 466/2 Intermediate types between these two extremes of entire orbicularity and minute subdivision.

1995 A. Cook Reach of Poetry iii. 57 What Milton shares with Dryden is an orbicularity of style.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orbicularity
释义	orbicularityn. Brit. /ɔːˌbɪkjᵿˈlarᵻti/, U.S. /ɔrˌbɪkjəˈlɛrədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orbicular adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < orbicular adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin orbicularitas (in orbicularitas caeli the spherical form of the heavens, c1500), Middle French orbicularité circumference of the earth (1530), French †orbicularité roundness (1620). Compare earlier orbicularness n. Now rare. Orbicular form or character; roundness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity rotunditya1513 globosity1577 sphericity1625 sphericalness1644 orbicularity1653 globulousness1665 sphericality1669 globularness1715 globularity1750 burl1876 spherality1890 bulbosity1901 1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) i. 16 These Nations distending the orbicularity of their Heads. 1831 T. De Quincey Dr. Parr in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 911/2 I have questioned the systematic perfection—the orbicularity (so to speak) of Dr. Parr's classical knowledge. 1883 G. Allen in Nature 15 Mar. 466/2 Intermediate types between these two extremes of entire orbicularity and minute subdivision. 1995 A. Cook Reach of Poetry iii. 57 What Milton shares with Dryden is an orbicularity of style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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