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circumlinear

circumlinear adjective: composed of encircling lines (such as contours).

Adjective

circumlinear (not comparable)

  1. Composed of encircling lines (such as contours)
    • The shunt endplate was identified as a low-intensity circumlinear structure in scanning images located adjacent to the sclera in the inferotemporal, superotemporal, or inferonasal quadrant of the eyeball.2015 December 8, “Assessment of Filtration Bleb and Endplate Positioning Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Eyes Implanted with Long-Tube Glaucoma Drainage Devices”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of circumlinear

From circum- + linear.

Questions about circumlinear

What does circumlinear mean?
Circumlinear means composed of encircling lines (such as contours).
What part of speech is circumlinear?
Circumlinear is an adjective.

Words near circumlinear in the dictionary

  1. circumlaryngeal
  2. circumlation
  3. circumlental
  4. circumlenticular
  5. circumlimbal
  6. circumlinear
  7. circumlittoral
  8. circumlocuitous
  9. circumlocuitously
  10. circumlocute
  11. circumlocuted

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