globule
/ˈɡlɑbjul/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.63 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Suppoſe now that in a fair Day the Sun ſhines through a thin Cloud of ſuch globules of Water or Hail, and that the globules are all of the ſame bigneſs[…]"
- "A civilized hotel is a little urban globule floating like scum on a rustic pool."
- "They described the eggs as spherical in shape, highly transparent with a thin, horny egg membrane and a relatively wide perivitelline space. Each egg contained a single oil globule."
- "Mature female black rockfish and newborn (inset), which sports an oil globule (arrow) - its prepacked lunch. Older moms give young a bigger starting meal, boosting the offsprings'^([sic]) growth and survival."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule From French globule, from Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡlɑbjul/
- British English: /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/