orbicular

  • 31orbicular — orbicularity, orbicularness, n. orbicularly, adv. /awr bik yeuh leuhr/, adj. like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded. [1375 1425; late ME < LL orbicularis circular, equiv. to L orbicul(us) small disk (orbi(s) ORB + culus CULE1) + aris …

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  • 32orbicular — adjective /ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə,ɔːˈbɪk.jʊ.lə,ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ,ɔɹˈbɪk.jə.lɚ/ Circular or spherical in shape; round. See Also: orb, orbicularly, orbicularity …

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  • 33orbicular — Similar in form to an orb; circular in form. [L. orbiculus, a small disk, dim. of orbis, circle] * * * or·bic·u·lar ȯr bik yə lər adj encircling a part or opening * * * or·bic·u·lar (or bikґu l&#601;r) [L. orbicularis] circular, or rounded …

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  • 34orbicular — or|bi|cu|lar Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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  • 35orbiculár — adj. m., pl. orbiculári; f. sg. orbiculárã, pl. orbiculáre …

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  • 36orbicular — adj. circular; round; sphericalor·bic·u·lar || É”r bɪkjÉ™lÉ™r /ɔː bɪkjÊŠlÉ™ …

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  • 37orbicular — adj. Redondo o circular …

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  • 38orbicular — [ɔ: bɪkjʊlə] adjective 1》 technical having the shape of a flat ring or disc. 2》 literary spherical or rounded. 3》 Geology (of a rock) containing spheroidal igneous inclusions. Derivatives orbicularity noun orbicularly adverb …

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  • 39orbicular — a. 1. Spherical, globular, globated, globous, globose, round, orbed, orbic. 2. Circular, orbed, round …

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  • 40orbicular —   Nearly circular, e.g. the megasporophyll lamina of Cycas petraea …

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