orbicular

== English == === Etymology 1 === From the Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə/, /ɔːˈbɪk.jʊ.lə/ (US) IPA(key): /ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ/, /ɔɹˈbɪk.jə.lɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) ==== Adjective ==== orbicular (comparative more orbicular, superlative most orbicular) Circular or spherical in shape; round. 1731 The Gentleman's Magazine, Weekly Essays in June 1731, Craftman, Sat. June 5, No. 257, "round+robin" p. 238: (anatomy, not comparable) Of a muscle, surrounding an opening; compare orbicularis. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== orb orbicularly orbicularity ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From orbicula +‎ -ar. ==== Adjective ==== orbicular (not comparable) (entomology) Pertaining to an orbicula. === Anagrams === courbaril == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French orbiculaire, from Latin orbicularis. === Adjective === orbicular m or n (feminine singular orbiculară, masculine plural orbiculari, feminine/neuter plural orbiculare) orbicular ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾbikuˈlaɾ/ [oɾ.β̞i.kuˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: or‧bi‧cu‧lar === Adjective === orbicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural orbiculares) orbicular ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === orbicular m (plural orbiculares) orbicular muscle ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “orbicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025