orbiculate

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adjective

spherical or circular; orbicular

“Walter Morrison invented an orbiculate dish named the Frisbee in 1955.”

Similar
orbicularsimpleunsubdivided
OriginLatin orbiculātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveorbiculate (comparative more orbiculate, superlative most orbiculate)

comparative more orbiculate · superlative most orbiculate

  1. spherical or circular; orbicular

    Walter Morrison invented an orbiculate dish named the Frisbee in 1955.

nounorbiculate (plural orbiculates)

plural orbiculates

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecircular or nearly circular

Similar
orbicularsimpleunsubdivided
Also see
orbicular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinorbiculātus
  2. Englishorbiculate

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

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Translations

French orbiculé
  • orbiculéspherical or circular

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with orbiculate

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Cite this entry
APA

orbiculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbiculate

MLA

“orbiculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbiculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orbiculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbiculate.

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