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noun

orbĭcŭlus

gen. orbĭcŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a small disk; a sheave; roller; pulley •
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, § 148; Inscr. Orell. 2519.— Esp., the nave of a wheel, Vitr. 10, 2, 9.
Perseus ID: n32894 Key: orbiculus