as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look

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Recent Examples of globular Tiny projections stick out from the stalk, and the crooked tip has structures called a conical protuberance, a globular head and a rugged flap. Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024 Each globular protein has an iron-bearing complex called heme at the center. Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024 The full-scale prototype is designed to launch into space inside a conventional rocket and then expand—while in orbit—into globular living quarters. Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 25 June 2024 The weed arrived innocuously enough with delicate, yellow globular flowers and feathery carrot-like leaves. Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for globular 
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Adjective
  • The spherical venue holds 17,600 seats and has 167,000 individual speakers.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Some with thermal bonding technology and higher-end materials can get so spherical that the dynamics and the trajectory change.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The canyons look like remarkably straight lines that extend outward from a circular crater that is the Schrödinger impact basin, the result of a large impact that occurred around 3.8 billion years ago.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Project Spyder’s primary suite on the bridge deck, of course, is the standout due to its circular private deck overlooking the sea.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And the oversized cylindrical fish lanterns — became a magnet for young and old as well.
    Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The foam is in the form of 4-mm-wide cylindrical targets.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Globular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globular. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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