orbicular

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orbicular - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Orbicular as the disk of a planet.       --De Quincey.
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orbicular - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  orbicular
      adj 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: orbiculate,
             orbicular]
      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, orbicular, spheric, spherical]