Globular Meaning
/ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRoughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.
adjComprising globules.
Sentence Examples
They're globular structures that tend to knit together, forming large clots.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient vase had a ____ shape, perfectly round like a ball.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ protein had a rounded, three-dimensional shape that was crucial for its specific biological function.
Word Origin & History
From French globulaire or Medieval Latin globulāris.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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.[…]""
— 1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “A Cosmopolite in a Café”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC, page 33:
"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."
— 1938, Norman Lindsay, chapter XV, in Age of Consent, London: T[homas] Werner Laurie […], →OCLC, page 152:
"Globular lights, painted a dark green, hang from under the fancy iron eaves, unlit for centuries . . ."
— 1973, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 1, in Gravity's Rainbow, 1st US edition, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, part 1: Beyond the Zero, page 4:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient vase had a ____ shape, perfectly round like a ball.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ protein had a rounded, three-dimensional shape that was crucial for its specific biological function.