globule

[ glob-yool ]

/ ˈglɒb yul /

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noun

a small spherical body.

Bok globule.

RELATED WORDS

bead, drop, blob

Nearby words

Origin of globule

From the Latin word globulus, dating back to 1655–65. See globe, -ule

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Examples from the Web for globule

Copper Glance is distinguished by its color, fumes of sulphur, and globule of copper.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various
Then the globule of light which had first attracted my attention reappeared.
Pharos, The Egyptian|Guy Newell Boothby
A globule of sapphire shone afar, the elfin bubble of her home.
The Metal Monster|A. Merritt
Every drop of rain, every globule of mist must have a nucleus.
Reading the Weather|Thomas Morris Longstreth

After fusing, the globule is placed in nitric acid, and the silver parted from the gold, which may then be weighed.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

British Dictionary definitions for globule

globule

/ (ˈɡlɒbjuːl) /

noun

a small globe, esp a drop of liquid

astronomy a small dark nebula thought to be a site of star formation

Word Origin for globule

C17: from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus globe

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Word Origin and History for globule

globule

1660s, from French globule, from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus "globe" (see globe).

Medicine definitions for globule

globule

[ glŏb′yōōl ]

n.

A small spherical body, especially a drop of liquid.

Related formsglob′u•lar (-yə-lər) adj.