globate

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adjective

Having the form of a globe; spherical.

“globate gland”

OriginLatin globatus →
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Meanings

adjectiveglobate (comparative more globate, superlative most globate)

comparative more globate · superlative most globate · alternative globated

  1. archaicHaving the form of a globe; spherical.

    globate gland

Origin

  1. Latinglobatus
  2. Englishglobate

From Latin globatus, past participle of globare (“to make into a ball”), from globus (“ball”).

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APA

globate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globate

MLA

“globate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “globate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globate.

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