orbicular

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Pronunciation

/ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə/(UK)

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/ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə/(UK) · /ɔːˈbɪk.jʊ.lə/(UK) · /ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ/(US) · /ɔɹˈbɪk.jə.lɚ/(US)

Definition of orbicular

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

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; […]”
“The 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.”

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adj

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; […]”
“The 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.”
(not-comparable)Of a muscle, surrounding an opening; compare orbicularis.
(not-comparable)Pertaining to an orbicula.

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From the Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”).

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