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English
Etymology
From French globulaire.
Pronunciation
Adjective
globular (comparative more globular, superlative most globular)
- Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.
1906, O. Henry, A Cosmopolite in a Café:"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.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 148:Podson's globular stare assured any woman that the bargain was sacred. It was solemn, intent, opaque; it was also slightly mesmeric, which is to say that it gave out everything and took in nothing.
- Comprising globules.
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Noun
globular (plural globulars)
- (astronomy) A globular cluster
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
globular m or f (plural globulares)
- spherical; globular
- Synonym: esférico
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French globulaire.
Adjective
globular m or n (feminine singular globulară, masculine plural globulari, feminine and neuter plural globulare)
- globular
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlobuˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: glo‧bu‧lar
Adjective
globular m or f (masculine and feminine plural globulares)
- globular
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