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globule

globule

3 7.2
A small round drop of liquid
  • noun
  • /ˈɡlɑːbjuːl/
translation icon : glóbulo
  • The appearance of cellulite results when globules of fat under the skin push up against the connective tissue.
  • fat globules
  • gold globules
  • globules of clay

Examples

  • So what was this gelatinous, glowing globule?

    Do Ask, Do Tell: The Linda Campbell Story (2023)

  • And breast milk is loaded with these globule with these globules, right?

  • There was a little green globule on his drum seat.

    This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

  • Our white globules they work ten times more rapid.

    Night Junkies (2007)

  • Around the edge of the eye, pink flesh and small yellow globules of fat protruded.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Its fingers tighten and the jar shatters, mayonnaise spattering to the floor in big round globules.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Goat's milk has smaller, finer globules than cow's milk, making it easier for humans to digest.

  • Around the edge of the eye, pink flesh and small yellow globules of fat protruded.

  • We looked at milk and it has fat globules in the aqueous phase of the solution.

Synonyms

drop
vsglobule
349 1.0

A very small amount of liquid like water

is a rounded small mass specifically referring to liquid beads rather than general amounts
droplet
vsglobule
27 3.4

A very small drop of liquid

is a small round mass often larger than the tiny liquid bead
glob
vsglobule
15 4.8

A small thick sticky piece of something like honey or paint

is round and often liquid-like rather than irregular or sticky

How Big

sphere
69 2.8
ball
275 1.0
globule
3 7.2
bead
14 4.1
droplet
27 3.4

Surface Forms

globule singular
globules plural

Morphology

globule = glob (transparent) = glob + ule

Meaning is directly derived from 'glob' (a lump or drop) plus the diminutive suffix '-ule', yielding 'a small glob or drop'.

Etymology

Globule comes from the Latin globulus, a small form of globus meaning 'ball'. Think of a tiny globe or little ball of liquid, so a globule is a small round drop.