Definitions for orbiculateɔrˈbɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

or•bic•u•lateɔrˈbɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt(adj.)

also or•bic′u•lat`ed

  1. orbicular.

Origin of orbiculate:

1750–60; < L orbiculātus=orbicul(us) small disk (see orbicular ) +-ātus -ate1

or•bic`u•la′tion(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. orbiculate, orbicular(adj)

    circular or nearly circular

Wiktionary

  1. orbiculate(Adjective)

    spherical or circular; orbicular

    Walter Morrison invented an orbiculate dish named the Frisbee in 1955.

  2. Origin: From orbiculatus, from orbiculus.


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