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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | round object |
| Synonyms: | circle, disc, discoid, discoidal, discus, dish, flan, plate, platter, quoit, sabot, saucer, shell |
| Notes: | some make a distinction between disks - magnetic media like floppy disks and hard disks - and discs, optical media like CD-ROMs and DVDs |
| Main Entry: | globoid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | round |
| Synonyms: | annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk-shaped, domical, egg-shaped, elliptical, globose, globular, looped, orbed, orbicular, orbiculate, oval, ringed, rotund |
| Main Entry: | globular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | round |
| Synonyms: | annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk-shaped, domical, egg-shaped, elliptical, globoid, globose, looped, orbed, orbicular, orbiculate, oval, ringed, rotund, rounde |
| Main Entry: | spheric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | round |
| Synonyms: | annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent*, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk-shaped, domical, egg-shaped, elliptical, globoid, globose, globular, looped, orbed, orbicular, orbiculate, oval, ringed, rotund, rounded, spherical, spheroid, spiral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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