GLOBOSE

global, ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical

(adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball; “a spherical object”; “nearly orbicular in shape”; “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests”- Zane Grey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

globose (comparative more globose, superlative most globose)

Having a globular form.

Source: Wiktionary


Glo*bose", a. Etym: [L. globosus.]

Definition: Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular, or nearly so; spherical. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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