globose

Examples

• All

• Under the microscope, the cells appeared globose and symmetrical.

• The fruit was perfectly globose.

• The artist sculpted a globose figure from a block of marble.

• Can you see that globose shape in the sky?

• The fruit of the plant is globose and bright red when ripe.

• Under the microscope, the cells appeared globose and symmetrical.

• The artist sculpted a globose figure from a block of marble.

Synonyms

S

spherical

vsglobose

18 4.2

Round like a ball

is slightly less exact, meaning almost but not perfectly round

G

globular

vsglobose

11 6.3

Shaped like a round ball

is specifically about overall roundness rather than compactness or size

B

bulbous

vsglobose

10 5.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb

is about being round all over rather than just outwardly swollen

B

ball-shaped

vsglobose

1 2.3

Shaped like a ball or nearly round

is the general geometric term, not tied to objects or use

S

spheroidal

vsglobose

1 7.6

Having the shape of a ball or an egg and almost round

is the stricter idea of roundness rather than an elongated form

O

orbed

vsglobose

1 8.7

Round and shaped like a ball

is more precise, referring to an actual near complete three dimensional round form

S

spheric

vsglobose

6.2

Shaped like a ball

is the broader term meaning generally round rather than perfectly regular

G

globelike

vsglobose

4.1

Having the shape of a round ball

is about actual three dimensional shape rather than mere appearance

M

moon-round

vsglobose

6.5

Having a round shape like the moon

is the neutral, geometric sense rather than a poetic likeness

How Spherical

globose

8.9

rounded

1 2.4

oval

38 1.0

flat

797 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology