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orbicular
 orbicularorbicular leafor·bic·u·lar O0107600 (ôr-bĭk′yə-lər)adj.1. Circular or spherical.2. Botany Circular and flat. Used especially of leaves.
[Middle English orbiculer, from Old French orbiculaire, from Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis, circle, disk; see orbh- in Indo-European roots.]
or·bic′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.or·bic′u·lar·ly adv.orbicular (ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə) , orbiculate or orbiculatedadj1. circular or spherical2. (Botany) (of a leaf or similar flat part) circular or nearly circular3. rare rounded or total orbicularity n orˈbicularly advor•bic•u•lar (ɔrˈbɪk yə lər)
adj. circular; spherical. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin orbiculāris circular = Latin orbicul(us) small disk (orbi(s) orb + -culus -cle1) + -āris -ar1] or•bic`u•lar′i•ty, n. or•bic′u•lar•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | orbicular - circular or nearly circularorbiculateunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions | | 2. |  orbicular - having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Greyglobose, globular, spheric, ball-shaped, global, sphericalcircular, round - having a circular shape |
Translationsorbicular
orbicular[ȯr′bik·yə·lər] (petrology) Of the structure of a rock, containing large quantities of orbicules. (science and technology) Having the form of a sphere or orb. orbicular
orbicular [or-bik´u-lar] circular; rounded.or·bic·u·lar (or-bik'yū-lăr), Similar in form to an orb; circular in form. [L. orbiculus, a small disk, dim. of orbis, circle] orbicular (ôr-bĭk′yə-lər)adj.1. Circular or spherical.2. Botany Circular and flat. Used especially of leaves.
or·bic′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.or·bic′u·lar·ly adv.or·bic·u·lar (ōr-bik'yū-lăr) Similar in form to an orb; circular in form. [L. orbiculus, a small disk, dim. of orbis, circle]orbicular 1. Circular or spherical. 2. Circular and flat. orbicular
Related to orbicular: blazonrySynonyms for orbicularadj circular or nearly circularSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having the shape of a sphere or ballSynonyms- globose
- globular
- spheric
- ball-shaped
- global
- spherical
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