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orbiculate

adjective

  1. spherical or circular; orbicular

    Walter Morrison invented an orbiculate dish named the Frisbee in 1955.

Where it comes from

First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry orbiculate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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