English Explanatory Dictionary

orbiculate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. spherical or circular; orbicular
noun
  1. That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.

Pronunciation

ôr-bĭk'yə-lāt'

Word forms

orbiculate more orbiculate most orbiculate orbiculates

Etymology

First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Derived words

orbiculately semiorbiculate suborbiculate
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