2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: orbicular adjective 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbiculate}] 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}, {spheric}, {spherical}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Orbicular \Or*bic"u*lar\, adjective [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}, adverb -- {Or*bic"u*lar*ness}, noun Orbicular as the disk of a planet. --De Quincey.

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