globular Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having the shape of a sphere or ball
    spherical; ball-shaped; global; orbicular; spheric; globose.
    • a spherical object
    • nearly orbicular in shape
    • little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey

WordNet


Glob"u*lar adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. globulaire.
Definitions
  1. Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Milton.

Webster 1913