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Orbiculate

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
spherical or circular; orbicular
"Walter Morrison invented an orbiculate dish named the Frisbee in 1955."

Adjective

1
circular or nearly circular wordnet

Noun

1
That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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