globular

English

Etymology

From French globulaire

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑb.jə.lɚ/

Adjective

globular (comparative more globular, superlative most globular)

Roughly spherical in shape.
- 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:
  Globular lights, painted a dark green, hang from under the fancy iron eaves, unlit for centuries...
Comprising globules.

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Translations

roughly spherical

Bulgarian: сферичен (bg) (sferičen), кълбовиден (bg) (kǎlboviden)
French: globulaire (fr)

Maori: kōpio
Portuguese: globular, globuloso

Noun

globular (plural globulars)

(astronomy) A globular cluster

Portuguese

Adjective

globular m or f (plural globulares, comparable)

spherical; globular

Synonyms

esférico

Spanish

Adjective

globular (plural globulares)

globular

Related terms

glóbulo

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