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orbicular

/awr-bik-yuh-ler/US // ɔrˈbɪk yə lər //UK // (ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə) //

圆形,圆形的,圆形体

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inround

Examples

  • This shell is very like Cytherea loeta, but differs from it in its markings, as well as its outline, which is more orbicular.

  • Its shape varies from triangular to orbicular, the mouth of the animal forming the vertex of the triangle.

  • This mass was of a flattened, orbicular shape, and its surface coated with a green oxide.

  • The precipices on the east shore shot up into spiral points; yet the orbicular elevations are covered with grass and shrubbery.

  • If my observations were well taken it embraces, sparingly, orbicular masses of hornblende.