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orbiculate

American  
[awr-bik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / ɔrˈbɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
Also orbiculated

adjective

  1. orbicular; rounded.

Other Word Forms

  • orbiculately adverb
  • orbiculation noun
  • suborbiculate adjective
  • suborbiculated adjective

Etymology

Origin of orbiculate

1750–60; < Latin orbiculātus gone round in a circle (past participle of orbiculārī ), equivalent to orbicul ( us ) small disk ( orbicular ) + -ātus -ate 1

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