globular

/ˈɡlɒbjələ(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡlɑːbjələr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈglä-byə-lər sense 1b is also ˈglō-/ (ame, mw)

globular — adjective

  • globularpositive
  • more globularcomparative
  • most globularsuperlative

1. having a round form that looks like a small ball, or made up of many tiny ball-l

1.形容詞C1
釋義

having a round form that looks like a small ball, or made up of many tiny ball-like drops.

例句

Yumi pointed at the globular drops of mercury rolling across the lab bench.

describes small ball-shaped drops

The cactus had thick, globular fruit that turned bright pink in late summer.

attributive use before a noun

同義詞
  • spherical

    more formal/geometric; precise three-dimensional roundness

  • round

    everyday, neutral register; covers both 2D and 3D shapes

  • globe-shaped

    plain compound; vivid but less common in writing

反義詞
  • flat

    opposite of any rounded volume

  • angular

    having sharp corners rather than curves

用法筆記

Most often attributive (before a noun: 'globular fruit', 'globular cluster'). Common in scientific writing about cells, droplets, or astronomical bodies; in everyday speech 'round' or 'ball-shaped' is more usual.

常見錯誤

❌The football is very globular.
✅The football is round.
💡for ordinary balls, English speakers say 'round'; 'globular' fits small or technical objects.