orbiculate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === enPR: ôr-bĭk'yə-lāt' Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt === Adjective === orbiculate (comparative more orbiculate, superlative most orbiculate) spherical or circular; orbicular ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === orbiculate (plural orbiculates) That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular. == Latin == === Adjective === orbiculāte vocative masculine singular of orbiculātus