orbiculate
orbiculate · orbiculates
That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose…That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.
Meaning
1 sensesThat which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.
Origin
First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjectiFirst attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: orbiculates| Singular | orbiculate |
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