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circinal

circinal adjective: circinate; coiled from the apex towards the base.

Adjective

circinal (comparative more circinal, superlative most circinal)

  1. (archaic) circinate; coiled from the apex towards the base
  2. circinate; round of ring-shaped

Forms of circinal

comparativemore circinal
superlativemost circinal

Origin of circinal

From Latin circinus (“pair of compasses”) + -al.

Questions about circinal

What does circinal mean?
Circinal means circinate; coiled from the apex towards the base.
What part of speech is circinal?
Circinal is an adjective.

Words near circinal in the dictionary

  1. circensian
  2. Circeo
  3. Circesium
  4. circhoral
  5. circi
  6. circinal
  7. circinate
  8. circinated
  9. circinately
  10. circination
  11. circinations

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