Globular
/ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A globular cluster
Adjective
- 1 Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.
""Nary a spot," interrupted E. R. Coglan, flippantly. "The terrestrial, globular, planetary hunk of matter, slightly flattened at the poles, and known as the Earth, is my abode.[…]""
- 2 Comprising globules.
Adjective
- 1 having the shape of a sphere or ball wordnet
Example
More examples"They're globular structures that tend to knit together, forming large clots."
Etymology
From French globulaire or Medieval Latin globulāris.