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ORBICULATE
orbiculate, orbicular
(adjective) circular or nearly circular
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
orbiculate (comparative more orbiculate, superlative most orbiculate)
spherical or circular; orbicular
Noun
orbiculate (plural orbiculates)
That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.
Source: Wiktionary
Or*bic"u*late, n.
Definition: That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
Or*bic"u*late, Or*bic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. orbiculatus. See Orbicular.]
Definition: Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. Orbiculate leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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