Orbicular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

circular or nearly circular

having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɔːɹbˈɪkjʊlɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːbˈɪkjʊləɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːbˈɪkjʊləɹ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɔːɹbˈɪkjʊlɚɹ/.

Examples

a spherical object
nearly orbicular in shape
little globular houses like mud-wasp nests

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spherical orbiculate globular globose ball-shaped spheric global

Parts of Speech

adjective	circular or nearly circular
adjective	having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey “a spherical object”

Word Forms

globe	noun	an object with a spherical shape
globosity	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
globularness	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
sphere	noun	a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
sphericity	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
sphericalness	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kreisförmig

kreisförmig oder nahezu kreisförmig

🇫🇷French

orbiculaire

circulaire ou presque circulaire

🇮🇹Italian

orbicolare

circolare o quasi circolare

🇳🇱Dutch

cirkelvormig

rond of bijna rond

🇷🇺Russian

округлый

круглый или почти круглый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोलाकार

गोलाकार या लगभग गोलाकार

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্বিকুলার

বৃত্তাকার বা প্রায় বৃত্তাকার

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றுப்பாதை

வட்ட அல்லது கிட்டத்தட்ட வட்டமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

కక్ష్యతో కూడిన

వృత్తాకార లేదా దాదాపు వృత్తాకార

🇮🇳Marathi

कक्षीय

गोलाकार किंवा जवळजवळ गोलाकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોળાકાર

ગોળાકાર અથવા લગભગ ગોળાકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಕ್ಷೀಯ

ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ಅಥವಾ ಸುಮಾರು ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള

വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏതാണ്ട് വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള

🇵🇰Urdu

مداری

سرکلر یا تقریبا سرکلر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圆形的

圆形或近似圆形

🇯🇵Japanese

円形の

円形またはほぼ円形

🇰🇷Korean

구형의

원형 또는 거의 원형

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường tròn

tròn hoặc gần tròn

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกกลม

เป็นรูปวงกลมหรือเกือบเป็นวงกลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bulatan

melingkar atau hampir melingkar

🇲🇾Malay

orbikular

bulat atau hampir bulat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دائري

دائرية أو شبه دائرية

🇮🇷Persian

دایره ای

دایره ای یا تقریبا دایره ای

🇹🇷Turkish

dairesel

dairesel veya neredeyse dairesel

🇮🇱Hebrew

אורביקולרי

עגול או כמעט עגול

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