Meaning of ORBICULATE
Pronunciation: | | or'bikyulit
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| Definition: | | [adj] circular or nearly circular |
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| Synonyms: | | circular, orbicular, round, simple, unsubdivided |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Or*bic"u*late\, n.
That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical
section of which is oval, and the horizontal section
circular.
\Or*bic"u*late\, Orbiculated \Or*bic"u*la`ted\, a.
[L. orbiculatus. See {Orbicular}.]
Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or
nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.
{Orbiculate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly
circular.
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