Orbical

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of orbicular.

    "And there are questions respecting this stellar universe which still puzzle the most profound: gravitation, chemical affinity, polarity, the number and distances of some of the celestial bodies; why they are just so orbical, elliptical, or erratic; how many are inhabited, and by what forms of life and what degrees of intelligence?"

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"And there are questions respecting this stellar universe which still puzzle the most profound: gravitation, chemical affinity, polarity, the number and distances of some of the celestial bodies; why they are just so orbical, elliptical, or erratic; how many are inhabited, and by what forms of life and what degrees of intelligence?"

Etymology

From orb + -ical.

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