Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

globose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
glo-bose
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a globular form.

Etymology

From Latin globosus (“round as a ball, spherical, globular”).

Inflected Forms

more globose (comparative) most globose (superlative) globous (alternative)

Derived Forms

biglobose globosely globoseness semiglobose subglobose

Phrases

globose physa

Synonyms

ball-shaped global globular orbicular spheric spherical

Questions

What does globose mean?
Having a globular form.
Where does globose come from?
From Latin globosus (“round as a ball, spherical, globular”).

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