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Dictionary: or·bic·u·lar   (ôr-bĭk'yə-lər) pronunciation
orbicular
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orbicular

orbicular leaf
(Elizabeth Morales)
adj.
  1. Circular or spherical.
  2. Botany. Circular and flat. Used especially of leaves.

[Middle English orbiculer, from Old French orbiculaire, from Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis, circle, disk.]

orbicularity or·bic'u·lar'i·ty (-lăr'ĭ-tē) n.
orbicularly or·bic'u·lar·ly adv.

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(ôr-bĭk'yə-lər)
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Circular.

Veterinary Dictionary: orbicular
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Circular; rounded.

WordNet: orbicular
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: circular or nearly circular
  Synonym: orbiculate

Meaning #2: having the shape of a sphere or ball
  Synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, spheric, spherical


Translations: Orbicular
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klodeformet, kugleformet, rund

Nederlands (Dutch)
bolvormig, plat en rond, een geheel vormend

Français (French)
adj. - orbiculaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - orbikular

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σφαιρικός, κυκλοτερής, ολοκληρωμένος, συνεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
orbicolare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - orbicular, redondo

Русский (Russian)
сферический, круглый и плоский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - orbicular, redondo, circular

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - cirkelrund, klotformig, sfärisk, (bildl)fullkomlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
圆的, 完整的, 环状的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 圓的, 完整的, 環狀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공모양의, 고리모양의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 球状の, 完全な, 完結した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كروي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮(שריר) טבעתי או סביבני, מעוגל, כדורי‬


 
 
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plano-orbicular
suborbicular
globulous

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