Antonyms for orbicular

Grammar : Adj

Spell : awr-bik-yuh-ler

Phonetic Transcription : ɔrˈbɪk yə lər

Definition of orbicular

Origin : "round, circular, spherical," mid-15c., from Old French orbiculaire "round, circular," or directly from Late Latin orbicularis "circular, orbicular," from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis "circle" (see orb). Related: Orbicularity.

As in round : adj ball-shaped; semicircular area
As in spherical : adj round
As in rounded : adj curved
As in spherical : adj like a sphere
As in globoid : adj round
As in globular : adj round
As in circular : adj going around
As in spheric : adj round

Example sentences :

The response was given by the orbicular spirit, who had appeared to me.
Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.

Shields also are found; some oblong and oval, and some orbicular.
Extract from : « The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland » by Daniel Wilson

Some are flattened, others are orbicular or globose; in some the spiral is very pointed.
Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier

On its head by way of crest it has an orbicular protuberant horn.
Extract from : « William Harvey » by D'Arcy Powers

In all forms there is variation in the stigmata, and in the orbicular especially.
Extract from : « The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series » by Richard South

Medusa (aurita) orbicular, with four little hearts in the middle.
Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn

Orbicular, or Rotund (Fig. 132), circular in outline, or nearly so.
Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

This mass was of a flattened, orbicular shape, and its surface coated with a green oxide.
Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The precipices on the east shore shot up into spiral points; yet the orbicular elevations are covered with grass and shrubbery.
Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

If my observations were well taken it embraces, sparingly, orbicular masses of hornblende.
Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Synonyms for orbicular

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