Hypertext Webster Gateway: "orbicular"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orbicular \Or*bic"u*lar\, a. [L. orbicularis, fr. orbiculus,
dim. of orbis orb: cf. F. orbiculaire.]
Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular;
orbiculate. -- {Or*bic"u*lar*ly}, adv. --
{Or*bic"u*lar*ness}, n.
Orbicular as the disk of a planet. --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
orbicular
adj 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbiculate}]
2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
"nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like
mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global},
{globose}, {globular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]
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