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orbiculation

orbiculation noun: the state or quality of being orbiculate.

Noun

orbiculation (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being orbiculate.
    • I have obſerv'd upon a Wall - plum (with my most exquisite Glaſſes, which cost me ſeveral thouſands of pounds) at first beginning to turn blue , it comes firſt to Fluidity, then to Orbiculation, then Fixation, so to Angulization, then Chriſtallization[…]1676, Thomas Shadwell, The Virtuoso

Questions about orbiculation

What does orbiculation mean?
Orbiculation means the state or quality of being orbiculate.
What part of speech is orbiculation?
Orbiculation is a noun.

Words near orbiculation in the dictionary

  1. orbiculas
  2. orbiculate
  3. orbiculated
  4. orbiculately
  5. orbiculates
  6. orbiculation
  7. orbiculatoside
  8. orbicule
  9. orbicules
  10. orbicuside
  11. orbifloxacin

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