globoid

[ gloh-boid ]
/ ˈgloʊ bɔɪd /
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adjective

approximately globular.

noun

a globoid figure or body.

Origin of globoid

First recorded in 1870–75; globe + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM globoid

sub·glo·boid, adjective

Words nearby globoid

globetrotter, globigerina, globigerina ooze, globin, globish, globoid, globoid cell leukodystrophy, globose, globoside, globular, globular cluster

Words related to globoid

annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, circular, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, egg-shaped, elliptical, globular, looped, oval, rotund, bulbous, coiled, discoid, domical

British Dictionary definitions for globoid

globoid
/ (ˈɡləʊbɔɪd) /

adjective

shaped approximately like a globe

noun

a globoid body, such as any of those occurring in certain plant granules