Globular

Definition of Globular

Glob´u`lar

a.

1.

Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms.

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°.

Globular sailing
sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.

Related Words

bulblike, bulbous, ellipsoid, global, globate, globe-shaped, globed, globelike, globoid, globose, hemispheric, obovoid, orb, orbed, orbic, orbicular, orbiculate, orblike, orby, ovoid, sphere-shaped, spherelike, spheric, spheriform, spheroid

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