GLOBULAR


Meaning of GLOBULAR in English

ˈgläbyələ(r) adjective

Etymology: Latin globul us globule + English -ar

1.

a. : having the shape of a globe or globule : round like a ball : wholly or approximately spherical : globose

little globular houses, like mud-wasp nests — Zane Grey

b. : fully rounded out : having nothing lacking : whole , entire

for the sake of globular completeness — H.J.Mackinder

c. : worldwide in extent or range : global

globular air travel

2. : having globules : made up of globules

globular masses of fish eggs

• glob·u·lar·ly adverb

• glob·u·lar·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.