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orbiculation

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or⋅bic⋅u⋅late

[awr-bik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
–adjective
orbicular; rounded.
Also, or⋅bic⋅u⋅lat⋅ed.


Origin:
1750–60; < L orbiculātus gone round in a circle (ptp. of orbiculārī), equiv. to orbicul(us) small disk (see orbicular ) + -ātus -ate 1


or⋅bic⋅u⋅late⋅ly, adverb
or⋅bic⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
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