WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
num•mu•lar
(num′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj.
- Currencypertaining to coins or money;
nummary. - Currencyhaving the shape of a coin;
flat and circular or oval in form. - Pathologycomposed of round, flat disks:nummular skin lesions.
- Latin nummul(ī) petty cash, small change (numm(us) coin + -ulī, plural of -ulus -ule) + -ar1
- 1725–35