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) - Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
Adjective
orbicular (comparative more orbicular, superlative most orbicular)
- Circular or spherical in shape; round.
- 1731 The Gentleman's Magazine, Weekly Essays in June 1731, Craftman, Sat. June 5, No. 257, "round+robin" p. 238:
- […] 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, "round+robin" p. 238:
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:orbicular.
Related terms
- orb
- orbicularly
- orbicularity
Translations
circular or spherical in shape
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Anagrams
- courbaril
Romanian
Etymology
From French orbiculaire, from Latin orbicularis.
Adjective
orbicular m or n (feminine singular orbiculară, masculine plural orbiculari, feminine and neuter plural orbiculare)
- orbicular
Declension
Declension of orbicular
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | orbicular | orbiculară | orbiculari | orbiculare | ||
definite | orbicularul | orbiculara | orbicularii | orbicularele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | orbicular | orbiculare | orbiculari | orbiculare | ||
definite | orbicularului | orbicularei | orbicularilor | orbicularelor |
Spanish
Adjective
orbicular (plural orbiculares)
- orbicular
Derived terms
- músculo orbicular
Noun
orbicular m (plural orbiculares)
- orbicular muscle
Derived terms
- orbicular de los párpados
Further reading
- “orbicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014