globularglob‧u‧lar /ˈɡlɒbjələ $ ˈɡlɑːbjələr/ adjective 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Clusters, both open and globular, abound.
- Floating forms are very varied in shape; under optimal conditions a conspicuously grassy green globular form develops.
- Hedgehog cacti are variable in form, but many are barrel shaped or globular.
- Serpens contains a prominent globular cluster, M5, which is not far below naked-eye visibility.
- Species forming a short globular rhizome are pulled up and left floating in a well lighted tank.
- They can also be distinguished by their almost globular shape and the long protruding remnant of the style sticking out on top.
- You can conceive of globular protein molecules folding from chains of left- and right-handed amino acids but not helical protein molecules.
WORD SETS► Shapes/Patterns
Collocationsarabesque, nounarc, nounarch, nounball, nounball, verbbar, nouncheck, nouncheckered, adjectivechevron, nouncoil, nounconical, adjectivecorrugated, adjectivecrescent, nouncrisscross, verbcrosswise, adverbcruciform, adjectivecube, nouncurl, verbcurl, nouncurvature, nouncurved, adjectivecurvy, adjectivecylinder, nouncylindrical, adjectivediagonal, adjectivediamond, noundisc, noundome, noundouble helix, nounellipse, nounelliptical, adjectivefloral, adjectiveformation, nounformless, adjectivegeometric, adjectiveglobe, nounglobular, adjectiveharlequin, adjectiveheart, nounhemisphere, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhoneycomb, nounhooked, adjectivehump, noun-iform, suffixlattice, nounMaltese Cross, nounmoon, nounmottled, adjectiveoblong, adjectiveoctagon, nounoval, nounovoid, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpeak, nounpentagon, nounpentagram, nounperimeter, nounpointed, adjectivepyramid, nounquadrangle, nounquadrilateral, nounradial, adjectiverectangle, nounrectangular, adjectiverectilinear, adjectiveregular, adjectivereticulated, adjectiverhomboid, nounrhomboid, adjectiverhombus, nounroll, nounround, adjectiveround, nounround, verbrounded, adjectivesemicircle, nounsolid, nounspatial, adjectivesphere, nounspiral, nounspotted, adjectivesquare, adjectivesquared, adjectivestar, nounstripe, nounstriped, adjectivestripy, adjectivesymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountabular, adjectivethree-cornered, adjectivethree-dimensional, adjectivetrapezium, nountrapezoid, nountrefoil, nountriangle, nountriangular, adjectivetubular, adjectiveundulate, verbvague, adjectiveveined, adjectiveV-formation, nounwavy, adjectivewhorl, nounwiggly, adjectivezigzag, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cluster
in the shape of a globule or a globe· Serpens contains a prominent globular cluster, M5, which is not far below naked-eye visibility.· The only other object of immediate interest is the globular cluster M30, near Zeta.· The main object of binocular interest in Aquarius is the globular cluster M2.· However, Tucana contains the Small Cloud of Magellan and two superb globular clusters.· The globular cluster M53 is in the same field as Alpha.· The main objects of interest in Hercules are the two globular clusters, M13 and M92.· There are various globular clusters in Ophiuchus.· The other interesting binocular object in Lepus is the globular cluster M79.