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Synonyms

globose

American  
[gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs] / ˈgloʊ boʊs, gloʊˈboʊs /

adjective

  1. having the shape of a globe; globelike.

globose British  
/ ˈɡləʊbəs, ɡləʊˈbəʊs, ˈɡləʊbəʊs, ɡləʊˈbɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. spherical or approximately spherical

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Other Word Forms

  • globosely adverb
  • globoseness noun
  • globosity noun
  • subglobose adjective
  • subglobosely adverb
  • subgloboseness noun
  • subglobosity noun

Etymology

Origin of globose

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin globōsus spherical, forming a globelike mass. See globe, -ose 1

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