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Webster 1913 Edition


Globular

Glob′u-lar

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
globulaire
.]
Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so;
as,
globular
atoms
.
Milton.
Globular chart
,
a chart of the earth’s surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection.
Globular projection
(Map 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°.
Globular sailing
,
sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.

Webster 1828 Edition


Globular

GLOB'ULAR

,
Adj.
[from globe.] Round; spherical; having the form of a small ball or sphere; as globular atoms.

Definition 2024


globular

globular

English

Adjective

globular (comparative more globular, superlative most globular)

  1. Roughly spherical in shape.
  2. Comprising globules.

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Noun

globular (plural globulars)

  1. (astronomy) A globular cluster

Portuguese

Adjective

globular m, f (plural globulares, comparable)

  1. spherical; globular

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Spanish

Adjective

globular m, f (plural globulares)

  1. globular

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