globelike
- adjective
- /ˈɡloʊblaɪk/
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esférico
- Today, globular clusters are known to be arranged in a globelike halo surrounding the disk of the Milky Way, somewhat like bees buzzing around a hive.
Examples
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The soccer ball has a perfect, globelike shape that makes it easy to kick.
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When I opened my eyes in great fright—because of the long arm I must have grown and wanted to pull my hand back—I was looking straight into one of the bird's globelike eyes.
Fiction book (1995) -
I loved the globelike roundness beneath her muu muu and the awkward way she backed into chairs.
Fiction book (1996) -
The painter created a piece that depicted a globelike planet surrounded by stars.
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She admired the globelike sculpture in the park, which resembled a giant marble.
Synonyms
18
4.2
Round like a ball
11
6.3
Shaped like a round ball
1
2.3
Shaped like a ball or nearly round
1
8.7
Round and shaped like a ball
1
7.6
Having the shape of a ball or an egg and almost round
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4.1
Having a shape or look like the moon
Shaped like a ball
How Spherical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Globelike is made from globe and the ending -like; globe means 'round ball' as in a model of the Earth and -like means 'similar to', so globelike means 'having a round, ball-like shape'.