orbicular en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɔːˈbɪk.jʊ.lə/ (UK)
- /ɔɹˈbɪk.jə.lɚ/ (US)
- /ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə/ (UK)
- /ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ/ (US)
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Etymology
From the Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”).
Meanings
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Circular or spherical in shape; round.
[…] the Method used by Sailors when they mutiny, by signing their names in an orbicular manner, which they call a round Robin; […]
1731 The Gentleman's Magazine, Weekly Essays in June 1731, Craftman, Sat. June 5, No. 257, p. 238The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer.
1854, Thomas De Quincey, “On Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts. Postscript.”, in Miscellanies (De Quincey’s Works; IV), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 76:
- (not-comparable) Of a muscle, surrounding an opening; compare orbicularis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more orbicular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most orbicular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
semiorbicular · hemiorbicular · suborbicular · orbicular stigma
Relateds
orbicularly · orb · orbicularity
Translations (17)
ru сферический (circular or spherical in shape) · hy կլոր (circular or spherical in shape) · ru сфероидальный (circular or spherical in shape) · ru шарообразный (circular or spherical in shape) · es orbicular (circular or spherical in shape) · es esférico (circular or spherical in shape) · ru кру́глый (circular or spherical in shape) · fr sphérique (circular or spherical in shape) · fi kehämäinen (circular or spherical in shape) · it sferico (circular or spherical in shape) · hy կլորաձև (circular or spherical in shape) · ota یومرو (circular or spherical in shape) · de kugelförmig (circular or spherical in shape) · fr orbiculaire (circular or spherical in shape) · de orbikular (circular or spherical in shape) · hy գնդակերպ (circular or spherical in shape) · ota طوپاق (circular or spherical in shape)