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
globular (comparative more globular, superlative most globular)
Roughly spherical in shape.
Comprising globules.
globular (plural globulars)
(astronomy) A globular cluster
Source: Wiktionary
Glob"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. globulaire.]
Definition: 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 45Âş.
– 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
