globular

1. 1.

   having the shape of a sphere or ball

   “a spherical object”

   “nearly orbicular in shape”

   “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests”

   Synonymsball-shapedglobalgloboseorbicularsphericspherical

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Questions about globular

What does globular mean?

globular means "having the shape of a sphere or ball".

How many syllables are in globular?

globular has 3 syllables: glo-bu-lar. The stress falls on "glo". In IPA it is /ˈɡlɑbjəlɚ/.

What is another word for globular?

Close synonyms include ball-shaped, global, globose, orbicular, spheric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is globular a common word?

globular is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.