Definition of Orbicular. Meaning of Orbicular. Synonyms of Orbicular

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Definition of Orbicular

Orbicular
Orbicular Or*bic"u*lar, a. [L. orbicularis, fr. orbiculus, dim. of orbis orb: cf. F. orbiculaire.] 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.

Meaning of Orbicular from wikipedia

- Orbicular is an adjective meaning "circular" Orbicular may also refer to: Orbicular leaf, a plant leaf shape Orbicularis oculi muscle, a muscle around...
- Orbicular jasper is a variety of jasper which contains variably-colored orbs or spherical inclusions or zones. In highly silicified rhyolite or tuff,...
- Orbicular granite (also known as orbicular rock or orbiculite) is an uncommon plutonic rock type which is usually granitic in composition. These rocks...
- The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis), also known as the cooper batfish, circular batfish, orbiculate batfish, round batfish, narrow-banded batfish...
- Nocardioides rotundus is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterium in the genus Nocardioides which has been isolated from deep seawater from the western Pacific...
- dendritic or color variations. Diffusion from a center produces a distinctive orbicular appearance, i.e., leopard skin jasper or linear banding from a fracture...
- Orbicularis muscle may refer to Orbicularis oculi muscle, a muscle around the eye Orbicularis oris muscle, a muscle around the mouth This disambiguation...
- fibers of the articular capsule of the hip joint. It is also known as the orbicular zone, ring ligament, and zonular band. The zona orbicularis forms a ring...
- Caracanthus, the coral crouchers, or orbicular velvetfishes, are a genus of ray-finned fishes. They live in coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific....
- It usually contains enough mafic minerals to be dark in appearance. Orbicular diorite shows alternating concentric growth bands of plagioclase and amphibole...