Orbicular


[awr-bik-yuh-ler] /ɔrˈbɪk yə lər/

adjective
1.
like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
/ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə/
adjective
1.
circular or spherical
2.
(of a leaf or similar flat part) circular or nearly circular
3.
(rare) rounded or total
adj.

“round, circular, spherical,” mid-15c., from Old French orbiculaire “round, circular,” or directly from Late Latin orbicularis “circular, orbicular,” from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis “circle” (see orb). Related: Orbicularity.

orbicular or·bic·u·lar (ôr-bĭk’yə-lər)
adj.
Circular.

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