orbicular

adjective

or·​bic·​u·​lar ȯr-ˈbi-kyə-lər 

: spherical, circular

orbicularly

ȯr-ˈbi-kyə-lər-lē 

adverb

Examples of orbicular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That orange orbicular droid the company was looking for? —Marah Eakin, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024

Let’s allow these orbicular fruit-ghosts to finally ascend to the next plane. —Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English orbiculer, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French orbiculaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus "circular figure, small disk" (from orbis "disk, circle" + -culus, diminutive suffix) + -āris -ar — more at orb entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

orbicular

adjective

or·​bic·​u·​lar ȯr-ˈbik-yə-lər 

: encircling a part or opening