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GLOBOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does globose mean?
• GLOBOSE (adjective)
The adjective GLOBOSE has 1 sense:
1. having the shape of a sphere or ball
Familiarity information: GLOBOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the shape of a sphere or ball
Synonyms:
ball-shaped; global; globose; globular; orbicular; spheric; spherical
Context example:
little globular houses like mud-wasp nests
Similar:
circular; round (having the shape or form of a circle)
Derivation:
globosity (the roundness of a 3-dimensional object)
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