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orbiculate
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orbiculate, n.
That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular. [1913 Webster]
orbiculate, a. [L. orbiculatus. See Orbicular.].
Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. [1913 Webster]
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