Defn: Same as Discina.
ORBICULAR Or*bic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. orbicularis, fr. orbiculus, dim. of orbis orb: cf. F. orbiculaire.]
Defn: Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular;
orbiculate.
— Or*bic"u*lar*ly, adv.
— Or*bic"u*lar*ness, n.
Orbicular as the disk of a planet. De Quincey.
ORBICULATE
Or*bic"u*late, n.
Defn: That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
ORBICULATE; ORBICULATED
Or*bic"u*late, Or*bic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. orbiculatus. See
Orbicular.]
Defn: 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.
ORBICULATION
Or*bic`u*la"tion, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness. Dr. H.
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ORBIT Or"bit, n. Etym: [L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb.]