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glob⋅u⋅lar

  [glob-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
1. globe-shaped; spherical.
2. composed of or having globules.
3. worldwide; global.
Also, glob⋅u⋅lous.

Origin:
1650–60; < L globul(us) globule + -ar 1

Related forms:
glob⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, glob⋅u⋅lar⋅ness, noun
glob⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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glob·u·lar   (glŏb'yə-lər)   
adj.  
  1. Having the shape of a globe or globule; spherical.
  2. Consisting of globules.
  3. Worldwide; global.
glob'u·lar·ly adv., glob'u·lar·ness n.
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Globular

Glob"u*lar\, a. [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[deg].

Globular sailing, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : globular
Spanish: globular,
German: kugelförmig,
Japanese: 球形の
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Main Entry: glob·u·lar
Pronunciation: 'gläb-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 a : having the shape of a globe or globule b : composed of compactly folded polypeptide chains arranged in a spherical form globular proteins>
2 : having or consisting of globules —glob·u·lar·ly /-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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