globular

or glob·u·lous

[glob-yuh-ler]

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adjective

globe-shaped; spherical.

composed of or having globules.

worldwide; global.

Origin of globular

1650–60; < Latin globul(us) globule + -ar¹

Related formsglob·u·lar·i·ty, glob·u·lar·ness, nounglob·u·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·glob·u·lar, adjectivenon·glob·u·lar, adjectivenon·glob·u·lar·ly, adverbsub·glob·u·lar, adjectivesub·glob·u·lar·ly, adverbsub·glob·u·lar·i·ty, nounun·glob·u·lar, adjectiveun·glob·u·lar·ly, adverb

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Related Words for globular

annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, circular, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, egg-shaped, elliptical, globoid, looped, oval, rotund, bulbous, coiled, discoid, domical

Examples from the Web for globular

Historical Examples of globular

It was as though the surface of this substance were globular.
Lords of the Stratosphere
Arthur J. Burks
But so hypnotic quasi-reasons: that globular lumps of sandstone are common.
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort
Modioliform: globular, truncated at both ends; like the hub of a wheel.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
The globular shape, unharmed, dwindled in the distance behind us.
Wandl the Invader
Raymond King Cummings
He stood aside, with the globular weapon of the ray in a pincer hand.
Wandl the Invader
Raymond King Cummings

British Dictionary definitions for globular

globular

globulous

adjective

shaped like a globe or globule

having or consisting of globules

Derived Formsglobularity (ˌɡlɒbjʊˈlærɪtɪ) or globularness, nounglobularly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for globular

adj.

1650s, from French globulaire, from Latin globus (see globe).