orbicular
/ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə
/adjective technical
1Having the shape of a flat ring or disc.Apart from these clearly definable shapes, the orbicular elements were generally amorphous....
- The petals are broadly ovate to orbicular, and 6-7 mm wide and long.
2Having a spherical or rounded shape.
2.1 Geology (Of a rock) containing spheroidal igneous inclusions.
Derivatives
orbicularity
orbicularly
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin orbicularis, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis 'ring'.