How do you pronounce globular?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɑbjəlɚ/.

globular

/ˈɡlɑbjəlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: glob-u-lar
IPA: /ˈɡlɑbjəlɚ/

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Meaning

adj

Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.

adj

Comprising globules.

noun

A globular cluster

Example Sentences

""Nary a spot," interrupted E. R. Coglan, flippantly. "The terrestrial, globular, planetary hunk of matter, slightly flattened at the poles, and known as the Earth, is my abode.[…]""
"Podson's globular stare assured any woman that the bargain was sacred. It was solemn, intent, opaque; it was also slightly mesmeric, which is to say that it gave out everything and took in nothing."
"Globular lights, painted a dark green, hang from under the fancy iron eaves, unlit for centuries . . ."

Etymology

From French globulaire or Medieval Latin globulāris.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: globulaire, globulāris

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlɑbjəlɚ/
British English: /ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/

Inflected Forms

more globular (comparative) most globular (superlative) globulars (plural)

Derived Forms

endoglobular globularism globularist globularity globularly globularness interglobular microglobular nonglobular periglobular postglobular preglobular

Phrases

globular lightning

Frequently Paired Words

globe globose globous globule

Synonyms

ball-shaped global globose orbicular spheric spherical