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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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