orbiculate

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orbiculate

Rhymes with -ɪkjʊlɪt

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

adjective more orbiculate · most orbiculate

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

noun orbiculates

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

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adj spherical or circular

Français	orbiculé

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@misc{orbiculate_2026,
  title = {orbiculate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orbiculate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}