orbiculate
American
[awr-bik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
/ ɔrˈbɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
Also
orbiculated
adjective
Other Word Forms
- orbiculately adverb
- orbiculation noun
- suborbiculate adjective
- suborbiculated adjective
Etymology
Origin of orbiculate
1750–60; < Latin orbiculātus gone round in a circle (past participle of orbiculārī ), equivalent to orbicul ( us ) small disk ( orbicular ) + -ātus -ate 1
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