US /ˈɡlɑːbjuːl/ UK /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/
noun Freq #153642

Meanings

  1. 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.

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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.

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