globular
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɒbjʊlər/
- The globe-shaped balloon floated gently in the air, displaying its globular form.
- globular cluster
- dense globular
Examples
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Now consider the same astronomer with the Space Telescope, observing the same globular cluster of stars.
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Affectionately known as 47 Tuc, this compact globular cluster displays a distinct golden tinge through an 8-inch or larger telescope.
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Ah, those are called a globular cluster of stars.
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And one thing he tried to do was to count the stars in the globular clusters, which was challenging.
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And this is the great globular cluster in Hercules.
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On the other hand, the best estimates of the globular cluster ages ranged from 16 to 18 billion years.
Academic text (1997) -
Figure 2 is the H-R diagram for four very old globular clusters, presumably all being roughly the same age.
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Both galaxies are surrounded by a nearly spherical and extremely extended system of globular clusters.
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Andromeda has about twice as many cataloged globular clusters as the Milky Way.
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The faint starlike sources scattered about the center are globular clusters orbiting within M87.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
289
1.0
Having the shape of a circle or sphere
17
4.2
Round like a ball
1
2.3
Shaped like a ball or nearly round
1
7.6
Having the shape of a ball or an egg and almost round
1
6.2
Shaped like a ball
1
8.7
Round and shaped like a ball
1
9.2
A shape that is round like a disk
1
6.5
Having a round shape like the moon
1
4.1
Having the shape of a round ball
1
8.9
Shaped like a ball
Compounds
- Specialized
Small round hard parts in steel or iron that form when the metal cools very slowly
How Spherical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word globular comes from the Latin globus, which means 'ball' or 'round mass'. Think of a globe or the word global, which come from the same root, so globular means 'shaped like a ball'.