DISCIFORM Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

disciform

adjective

Definition of disciform

as in annular

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Dissimilar Words

nonspherical

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Adjective

Malaysian photographer Teoh Hui Chieh created a stunning time-lapse video of an Australian annular solar eclipse transpiring at sunrise in 2013.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
This annular solar eclipse has a long and broad path, rising southwest of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the south Pacific Ocean and setting in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of annular

Adjective

This is a place to order something sparkly—maybe the Broadway 75, a pale pink French 75 riff—to sip at the circular bar, or ensconced in the velvet banquette seats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
There’s a spa with a circular soaking pool, a cold plunge, a sauna and an outdoor bathhouse set into the Gorge.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of circular

Adjective

The main difference between my form of lupus and other variations of the disease is that discoid lupus is cutaneous, or limited to the skin.

— Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 5 Nov. 2025
The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.

— Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022

Definition of discoid

Adjective

To understand why, picture atoms and molecules as spherical balls.

— Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
The Wizard of Oz was a fairly complicated undertaking, beyond the delicate task of reconceiving an 87-year-old classic shot in a nearly square aspect ratio for a spherical space wrapped by the world’s highest-resolution screen.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Definition of spherical

Adjective

The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
This cultivar, 'Little Gem', grows with scale-like leaves in dense, flat sprays presented in a globular shape.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 May 2026

Definition of globular

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