Definition of Globular

1. Adjective. Having the shape of a sphere or ball. "Little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"


Definition of Globular

1. a. Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms.

Definition of Globular

1. a spherical cluster of stars [n -S]

Medical Definition of Globular

1. Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Globular chart, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. Globular projection, a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45 deg . Globular sailing, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing. Origin: Cf. F. Globulaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Globular

globoid cell leukodystrophy
globose
globose
globosely
globoses
globoside
globosides
globoside galactosyltransferase
globosities
globosity
globosus nucleus
globotriaosylceramide
globous
globs
globular (current term)
globular (current term)
globularness
globulars
globular actin
globular heart
globular leukocyte
globular pearlite
globular process
globular protein
globular sputum
globular thrombus
globule
globule
globules
globulet

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