orbitalis

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin orbitālis, clipping of mūsculus orbitālis (orbital muscle). Doublet of orbital.

Pronunciation

Noun

orbitalis (plural orbitales)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From orbita (a track or rut; a circuit, orbit) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

orbitālis (neuter orbitāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. Tracked, rutted.
  2. Of or pertaining to a circuit or orbit; orbital.
    1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit of the eye.
Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative orbitālis orbitāle orbitālēs orbitālia
genitive orbitālis orbitālium
dative orbitālī orbitālibus
accusative orbitālem orbitāle orbitālēs
orbitālīs
orbitālia
ablative orbitālī orbitālibus
vocative orbitālis orbitāle orbitālēs orbitālia
Descendants
  • English: orbital, orbitalis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orbitālīs

  1. accusative masculine/feminine plural of orbitālis