orbicular

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Circular or spherical in shape; round.
    […] the Method used by Sailors when they mutiny, by signing their names in an orbicular manner, which they call a round Robin; […] 1731 The Gentleman's Magazine, Weekly Essays in June 1731, Craftman, Sat. June 5, No. 257, p. 238

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