"globular" meaning in English

See globular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡlɑb.jə.lɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-globular.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more globular [comparative], most globular [superlative]
Etymology: From French globulaire. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|globulaire}} French globulaire Head templates: {{en-adj}} globular (comparative more globular, superlative most globular)
  1. Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped. Translations (roughly spherical): գնդաձեւ (gndajew) (Armenian), বর্তুলাকার (bortulakar) (Bengali), сферичен (sferičen) (Bulgarian), кълбовиден (kǎlboviden) (Bulgarian), globular (Catalan), globulaire (French), globōsus (Latin), kōpio (Maori), gogî (Northern Kurdish), یومرو (yumru) (Ottoman Turkish), طوپاق (topak) (Ottoman Turkish), globular (Portuguese), globuloso (Portuguese), klotformig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-globular-en-adj-rTajCwCu Disambiguation of 'roughly spherical': 100 0
  2. Comprising globules.
    Sense id: en-globular-en-adj-qNo8biAG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: globular lightning, globularly, globularness Related terms: globe, globose, globous, globule

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlɑb.jə.lɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-globular.wav [Southern-England] Forms: globulars [plural]
Etymology: From French globulaire. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|globulaire}} French globulaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} globular (plural globulars)
  1. (astronomy) A globular cluster Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-globular-en-noun-8O7ezvJ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 24 70 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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