Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orbiculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-bic-u-late
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

spherical or circular; orbicular

noun

That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1650

Inflected Forms

more orbiculate (comparative) most orbiculate (superlative) orbiculates (plural)

Derived Forms

orbiculately semiorbiculate suborbiculate

Synonyms

orbicular

Rhymes With

articulate particulate matriculate reticulate geniculate denticulate paniculate fasciculate vermiculate aciculate auriculate apiculate

Questions

What does orbiculate mean?: spherical or circular; orbicular
Where does orbiculate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1650.

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