Globular

Globular
Globular Glob"u*lar, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

{Globular chart}, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection.

{Globular projection} (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45[deg].

{Globular sailing}, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing. [1913 Webster]


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  • Globulār — (globulös, lat.), kugelförmig …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • globular — 1650s, from Fr. globulaire, from L. globus (see GLOBE (Cf. globe)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • globular — adj. 2 g. Que tem forma de glóbulo. = GLOBULOSO   ‣ Etimologia: glóbulo + ar …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • globular — 1. adj. De forma de glóbulo. 2. Compuesto de glóbulos …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • globular — ► ADJECTIVE 1) globe shaped; spherical. 2) composed of globules …   English terms dictionary

  • globular — [gläb′yə lər] adj. 1. shaped like a globe or ball; spherical; round 2. made up of globules SYN. ROUND1 …   English World dictionary

  • globular — {{＃}}{{LM G19104}}{{〓}} {{SynG19597}} {{［}}globular{{］}} ‹glo·bu·lar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Con forma de glóbulo: • estructura globular.{{○}} {{＜}}2{{＞}} Que está compuesto de glóbulos: • El análisis globular de la sangre permite saber …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • Globular — Projection Pro*jec tion, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of throwing or shooting forward. [1913 Webster] 2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • globular — ► adjetivo 1 Que tiene forma de globo o glóbulo. 2 Que está compuesto de glóbulos. SINÓNIMO globuloso 3 BIOLOGÍA De los glóbulos rojos o hematíes. * * * globular 1 adj. De forma de globo o glóbulo. ≃ Globoso. 2 Compuesto de glóbulos. * * *… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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