globular

adjective

glob·u·lar ˈglä-byə-lər

sense 1b is also ˈglō-

a(1)

: having the shape of a globe or globule

(2)

: composed of compactly folded polypeptide chains arranged in a spherical form

globular proteins

: global

: having or consisting of globules

Example Sentences

the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look

Recent Examples on the Web In the 2016 paper, van Dokkum counted 94 globular clusters inside Dragonfly 44 — a number that implied an extraordinarily large dark matter halo, despite how little visible matter the galaxy has.

Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022 Now, researchers have conducted an analysis of Webb’s first deep field and spotted the most distant globular clusters ever seen.

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022 But the proof is in the pudding—namely, a handful of plush, palpably luxurious beds and sofas, and sleek tables and benches that look at once carved from prehistoric stone and somehow firmly of-the-moment with their globular edges.

Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2022 Tiny globular dots could be seen with a magnifying glass.

Ben Okri, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Now 28, Jugeli, whose washy, globular abstracts were recently on view at Polina Berlin Gallery on New York’s Upper East Side, entered the art world through a side door.

New York Times, 7 July 2022 Lou Doillon took to Big Sur to celebrate our planet, and showed off a baby bump that echoed its globular shape.

Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 1 May 2022 The analysis by Maccarone and his colleagues, Hailey says, overly relies on neutron star data from globular clusters, which are ancient aggregations of old stars scattered across our galaxy.

Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2022 Based on the remaining uncertainty regarding the location of FRB 20200120E and the frequency of globular clusters within M81, the research team estimates that the chances of FRB 20200120E not being in this globular cluster is only about 1 in 10,000.

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022 See More

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