different between globoidal vs globoid

English

globe +? -oid

globoid (plural globoids)

(mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.
A globoid is always round.
Mathematical connotation of globe.
Pictures of planets and moons are usually presented as globoids.

globoid (not comparable)

(mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, a globe
It's presented in globoid form.

“globoid”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN

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