orbicular

Definition

Circular or spherical in shape; round.

Etymology

From the Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”).

Example Sentences

• "[…] the Method used by Sailors when they mutiny, by signing their names in an orbicular manner, which they call a round Robin; […]"
• "The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer."

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