orbicular

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

orbicular
    adj 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbiculate},
           {orbicular}]
    2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
       "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like
       mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global},
       {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Orbicular \Or*bic"u*lar\, a. [L. orbicularis, fr. orbiculus,
   dim. of orbis orb: cf. F. orbiculaire.]
   Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular;
   orbiculate. -- {Or*bic"u*lar*ly}, adv. --
   {Or*bic"u*lar*ness}, n.
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         Orbicular as the disk of a planet.       --De Quincey.
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