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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orbicular as the disk of a planet. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orbiculate

n. That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orbiculated

{ } a. [ L. orbiculatus. See Orbicular. ] Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orbiculate leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orbiculation

n. The state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plano-orbicular

a. [ Plano- + orbicular. ] Plane or flat on one side, and spherical on the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

Semiorbicular

a. Having the shape of a half orb or sphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suborbiculate

{ } a. Almost orbiculate or orbicular. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

orbiculate

(adj) circular or nearly circular, Syn. orbicular

orbiculate leaf

(n) circular or nearly circular leaf

ball-shaped

(adj) having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey, Syn. globose, orbicular, global, spheric, spherical, globular, Example:a spherical object; nearly orbicular in shape; little globular houses like mud-wasp nests

coralberry

(n) North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits, Syn. Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

japanese bittersweet

(n) ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America, Syn. Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastric articulatus, oriental bittersweet, Japan bittersweet

round-leaved rein orchid

(n) orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States, Syn. Habenaria orbiculata

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ナンヨウツバメウオ

[nanyoutsubameuo] (n) orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis, species of Indo-Pacific spadefish)

眼輪筋

[がんりんきん, ganrinkin] (n) orbicularis oculi muscle

口輪筋

[こうりんきん, kourinkin] (n) orbicularis oris muscle

青蔓藤

[あおつづらふじ, aotsudurafuji] (n) queen coralbead (Cocculus orbiculatus)

蔓梅擬

[つるうめもどき;ツルウメモドキ, tsuruumemodoki ; tsuruumemodoki] (n) (uk) Celastrus orbiculatus

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