globular

American  

[glob-yuh-ler] / ˈglɒb yə lər /

Or globulous

adjective

1. globe-shaped; spherical.

2. composed of or having globules.

3. worldwide; global.

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globular British  

/ ˈɡlɒbjʊlə, ˌɡlɒbjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

adjective

1. shaped like a globe or globule

2. having or consisting of globules

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Other Word Forms

• globularity noun
• globularly adverb
• globularness noun
• interglobular adjective
• nonglobular adjective
• nonglobularly adverb
• subglobular adjective
• subglobularity noun
• subglobularly adverb
• unglobular adjective
• unglobularly adverb

Etymology

Origin of globular

1650–60; < Latin globul ( us ) globule + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

To overcome this limitation, the researchers turned to SNAs -- globular nanoparticles surrounded by dense shells of DNA or RNA.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

Another was Cyttaria dawinii, a small globular parasitic fungus collected by Charles Darwin in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in South America during the HMS Beagle voyage between 1831 and 1836.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

Sporting globular dark eyes and fuzzy, caramel-colored fur, the baby ochi — a physical puppet that has been likened to a Gremlin and Baby Yoda — is quite cute.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Scrawls of crude graffiti or quickly penciled notes left by workmen emulate the tendril-like lines dragged through Wool’s globular masses of spray paint.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

There may be those who live on a planet that orbits a central star in one of Shapley’s globular clusters, or one located in the core.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan