discoidal

adjective

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  1. discoid
  2. circular
  3. annular
  4. spherical
  5. globular
Adjective
  • Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.
    Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.
    Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Definition of discoid
Adjective
  • The Recording In the 44-minute recording, the pilots reported seeing unidentified red, circular lights and objects moving erratically toward the ocean and returning at various altitudes, with one saying the objects moved in corkscrew patterns and at extreme speeds.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Roughly halfway between Hawai’i and American Samoa, Palmyra Atoll forms a circular chain of about 26 small islets surrounded by multiple lagoons and bordered by 15,000 acres of shallow and deeper reefs.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of circular
Adjective
  • Mercury and Lilith support your sign ruler, the Sun, to talk and walk you through the New Moon and annular solar eclipse.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Before the annular solar eclipse in Libra, the Moon in your sign preps you for a massive emotional shift.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of annular
Adjective
  • Venues may also offer opportunities to purchase limited-edition merchandise or have in-suite ice machines—or, in the case of the Vegas Golden Knights’ T-Mobile Arena, an entire ice room, churning out spherical cubes and clear ice for cocktails.
    Brett Knight, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The series of insights began in 1972, when Hawking showed (opens a new tab) that a black hole’s size — specifically its spherical surface area — always increases in proportion to the mass of whatever falls into it.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of spherical
Adjective
  • How to Propagate Red Buckeye Tree In late summer to early fall, red buckeye trees produce globular light brown seed capsules 1 to 2 inches in diameter.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of globular
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“Discoidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoidal. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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