orbicular

English

WOTD – 6 September 2010

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə/, /ɔːˈbɪk.jʊ.lə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ/, /ɔɹˈbɪk.jə.lɚ/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

orbicular (comparative more orbicular, superlative most orbicular)

Circular or spherical in shape; round.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:orbicular.

Related terms

Translations

circular or spherical in shape

Armenian: կլորաձև (klorajew), գնդակերպ (hy) (gndakerp), կլոր (hy) (klor)
Finnish: kehämäinen
French: orbiculaire (fr), sphérique (fr)
German: orbikular, kugelförmig (de)

Italian: sferico (it)
Russian: кру́глый (ru) (krúglyj), сферический (ru) (sferičeskij), шарообразный (ru) (šaroobraznyj), сфероидальный (ru) (sferoidalʹnyj)
Spanish: orbicular, esférico (es)

Anagrams

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Spanish

Adjective

orbicular (plural orbiculares)

orbicular

Noun

orbicular m (plural orbiculares)

orbicular muscle

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