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globular

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of globular

having every part of the surface the same distance from the center

  • the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look
Synonyms of globular

global, round, spherical
Words Related to globular

annular, circular, disciform, discoid, discoidal, disklike, hooplike, ringlike

curved, looped, spiral

balled, bulbous, rotund, rounded, roundish

cylindrical (also cylindric), elliptical (or elliptic), oblong, oval, ovate, ovoid (also ovoidal)
Antonyms of globular

nonspherical

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