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orbicularis

UK/ɔːˌbɪk.jʊˈlɑː.ɹɪs/US/ɔɹˌbɪk.jəˈlɛɹ.ɪs/

orbicularis noun: a muscle surrounding an opening.

Noun

orbicularis (plural orbiculares)

  1. A muscle surrounding an opening.

orbicularis meaning in Tamil

orbicularis in Tamil

இமைவட்டத்தசை, விழிக்குழி வட்டத்தசை

Forms of orbicularis

pluralorbiculares

Origin of orbicularis

Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris (“orbicular muscle”). Doublet of orbicular.

Phrases with orbicularis

Questions about orbicularis

What does orbicularis mean?
Orbicularis means a muscle surrounding an opening.
What is orbicularis in Tamil?
Orbicularis in Tamil is இமைவட்டத்தசை, விழிக்குழி வட்டத்தசை. See Orbicularis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orbicularis?
Orbicularis is a noun.
How do you pronounce orbicularis?
Orbicularis is pronounced /ɔːˌbɪk.jʊˈlɑː.ɹɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of orbicularis?
The plural of orbicularis is orbiculares.

Words near orbicularis in the dictionary

  1. orbiculares
  2. orbiculares oculorum
  3. orbiculares orum
  4. orbicularian
  5. orbicularians
  6. orbicularis
  7. orbicularis oculi
  8. orbicularis oris
  9. orbicularity
  10. orbicularly
  11. orbiculas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orbicularis (page history and authors); orbicularis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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