- 1. a. Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Source: opted
- 2. adj. having the shape of a sphere or ball Source: wordnet
- 3. 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 45º. -- Globular sailing, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing. Source: webster
- 4. Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical,or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Milton. Globular chart, a chart ofthe earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globularprojection.-- Globular projection (Map Projection), a perspective projection ofthe surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of thehemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis producedbeyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to theradius of the sphere into the sine of 45º.-- Globular sailing, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so asto make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 s having the shape of a sphere or ball Source: ecdict
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