Definition of orbiculus
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LNS
orbiculus, orbiculī
orbis
noun (m., 2nd declension)
  1. a small disk
  2. a sheave, roller, pulley
Abbreviations
orbiculus, i, m. dim. orbis, a small disk; a sheave, roller, pulley, etc. (anteclass. and post-Aug.), Cato, R. R. 3, 6; 22, 2; Col. 4, 30, 4; Vitr. 10, 5: radix concisa in orbiculos, cut in little disks or slices, Plin. 25, 13, 94, ยง 148; Inscr. Orell. 2519.

— Esp., the nave of a wheel, Vitr. 10, 2, 9.
 
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