globuloidadj.
/ˈɡlɒbjᵿlɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈɡlɑbjəˌlɔɪd/ Now rare.
Globular, spherical; rounded.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] > rounded or not angular
inangular1646
rounded1658
flowing1709
contoured1725
cornerless1793
bull-nose1858
globuloid1889
radiused1936
the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular
roundc1300
orbicular?1440
spherical1523
spheral1571
globous1591
globy1595
bulbed1597
orbed1598
sphery1600
spheric1610
globical1612
rotundious1614
globular1626
globed1633
global1637
globose1667
spheriform1678
globosous1681
globar1699
bulbous1783
ball-shaped1802
globate1806
perispheric1828
bulb-like1836
balloon-shaped1839
bulbiform1849
globuloid1889
1889 Cent. Dict. Globuloid, resembling a globule or globules.
1896 E. A. Scähfer & G. D. Thane Quain's Elem. Anat. III. iv. 229 The centrosome..lies near the base of the nucleus, in contact with it, and perhaps included within the nuclear membrane,..probably taking part in the formation of the so-called ‘globuloid body’.
1902 A. H. Young & A. Robinson in D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 15 In some animals it is said to end anteriorly in a globuloid body at the base of the head.
1964 Vistas in Bot. 4 36 The globuloid matter surrounding the roots must also be ‘sexinous’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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