Globose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Globose \Glo*bose"\, a. [L. globosus.]
     Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular,
     or nearly so; spherical. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  globose
       adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
             "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses
             like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global},
              {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]