Definitions for orbicularɔrˈbɪk yə lər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•bic•u•larɔrˈbɪk yə lər(adj.)
circular; spherical.
Origin of orbicular:
1375–1425; late ME < LL orbiculāris circular = L orbicul(us) small disk (orbi(s)orb+-culus -cle1) +-āris -ar1
or•bic′u•lar•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
orbiculate, orbicular(adj)
circular or nearly circular
ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical(adj)
having the shape of a sphere or ball
"a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
Wiktionary
orbicular(Adjective)
Circular or spherical in shape; round.
Origin: From the orbicularis, from orbiculus, diminutive of orbis.
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