orbiculateadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈbɪkjᵿlət/, U.S.

/ɔrˈbɪkjələt/,

/ɔrˈbɪkjəˌleɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin orbiculātus.

Etymology: < classical Latin orbiculātus having a circular shape, round, used of flowers and fruit (also scientific Latin, 1771 as a specific name) < orbiculus orbicle n. + -ātus -ate suffix². Compare Middle French orbiculé (16th cent. in an isolated attestation). Compare later orbiculated adj. and orbiculation n.

Botany and Zoology.

= orbicular adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective]

roundc1300

rotund?a1425

orbicular?1440

rotounda1450

trendec1450

orbical1582

roundya1586

rundled1598

orby?1609

orbic1619

rotundal1624

roundwise1633

orbiculatea1650

orbiculated1656

a1650 S. D'Ewes Autobiogr. & Corr. (1845) (modernized text) II. 74 The seal itself is orbiculate and round, and of a great bigness and circumference.

1765 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) i. xiv. 36 Orbiculate, rounded.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiv. 345 Dwarf Mallow has..orbiculate leaves hollowed next the petiole.

1846 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 14. 174 Pileus convex, orbiculate.

1892 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Aug. 239/2 The leaves are orbiculate.

1936 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 63 237 Fronds rose-colored.., orbiculate, with irregular margin.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1445/1 L[eaves] orbiculate, somewhat heart-shaped at base.

1988 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 75 1347/2 The leaf is symmetrical and elliptic to wide ovate (to orbiculate in C. rotundifolia).

Compounds

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘orbicular and ——’, as orbiculate-conoid, orbiculate-convex, etc. Cf. orbicular adj. and n. Compounds 1, orbiculato- comb. form.

ΚΠ

1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 270/1 Solarium perspectivum, shell orbiculate-conoïd.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 380/1 Shell orbiculate-convex.

1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 280 Orbiculate-reniform, doubly crenate, with scattered hairs above.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1427/1 Pods compressed, semi-orbiculate or orbiculate-circinate.

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

单词	orbiculate
释义	orbiculateadj. Brit. /ɔːˈbɪkjᵿlət/, U.S. /ɔrˈbɪkjələt/, /ɔrˈbɪkjəˌleɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin orbiculātus. Etymology: < classical Latin orbiculātus having a circular shape, round, used of flowers and fruit (also scientific Latin, 1771 as a specific name) < orbiculus orbicle n. + -ātus -ate suffix². Compare Middle French orbiculé (16th cent. in an isolated attestation). Compare later orbiculated adj. and orbiculation n. Botany and Zoology. = orbicular adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] roundc1300 rotund?a1425 orbicular?1440 rotounda1450 trendec1450 orbical1582 roundya1586 rundled1598 orby?1609 orbic1619 rotundal1624 roundwise1633 orbiculatea1650 orbiculated1656 a1650 S. D'Ewes Autobiogr. & Corr. (1845) (modernized text) II. 74 The seal itself is orbiculate and round, and of a great bigness and circumference. 1765 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) i. xiv. 36 Orbiculate, rounded. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiv. 345 Dwarf Mallow has..orbiculate leaves hollowed next the petiole. 1846 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 14. 174 Pileus convex, orbiculate. 1892 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Aug. 239/2 The leaves are orbiculate. 1936 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 63 237 Fronds rose-colored.., orbiculate, with irregular margin. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1445/1 L[eaves] orbiculate, somewhat heart-shaped at base. 1988 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 75 1347/2 The leaf is symmetrical and elliptic to wide ovate (to orbiculate in C. rotundifolia). Compounds Forming adjectives with the sense ‘orbicular and ——’, as orbiculate-conoid, orbiculate-convex, etc. Cf. orbicular adj. and n. Compounds 1, orbiculato- comb. form. ΚΠ 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 270/1 Solarium perspectivum, shell orbiculate-conoïd. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 380/1 Shell orbiculate-convex. 1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 280 Orbiculate-reniform, doubly crenate, with scattered hairs above. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1427/1 Pods compressed, semi-orbiculate or orbiculate-circinate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1650
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