globate

[ gloh-beyt ]

adjective

1. shaped like a globe.

globate

/ ˈɡləʊbeɪt /

adjective

1. shaped like a globe

Word History and Origins

Origin of globate¹

First recorded in 1840–50, globate is from the Latin word globātus (past participle of globāre to make into a ball). See globe, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Globate, -d, glōb′āt, -ed, adj. like a globe: circular.

From Project Gutenberg

Let me have that line from the Globate Credo again: They came from the sky before our grandfathers were born, to a world torn by war; they settled our differences and raised us from the slime—there's a bitter laugh, gentlemen—giving us freedom.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'll wager there's something like that in the Globate Credo."

From Project Gutenberg

That was part of the Globate Credo, wasn't it?

From Project Gutenberg

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