globule C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈɡlɑːbjuːl/ UK /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/ See IPA manual Freq #153642 Meanings 1 noun a very small round mass, particle, or drop of a liquid or softened solid A bright globule of mercury rose inside the thermometer as the room warmed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a very small round mass,... dropletbeadsmall sphereparticle Word family Forms globules Derived forms globular Related forms globesphereglobular Etymology Borrowed through French globule from Latin globulus, a diminutive of globus, 'round mass or sphere.' The suffix makes the word literally a small globe. Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # globule **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡlɑːbjuːl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/ **Frequency rank:** 153642 ## Meanings 1. a very small round mass, particle, or drop of a liquid or softened solid ## Examples - A bright globule of mercury rose inside the thermometer as the room warmed. ## Synonyms - droplet - bead - small sphere - particle ## Derived Forms - globular ## Related Forms - globe - sphere - globular ## Etymology Borrowed through French globule from Latin globulus, a diminutive of globus, 'round mass or sphere.' The suffix makes the word literally a small globe. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown