different between globule vs globoid

English

Etymology

From French globule, from Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?bju?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?bjul/
• Hyphenation: glob?ule

Noun

globule (plural globules)

1. A small round particle of substance; a drop.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.byl/

Noun

globule m (plural globules)

1. globule
2. blood cell

Derived terms

• globule blanc
• globule rouge

Descendants

• ? English: globule

Further reading

• “globule” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

globule

1. vocative singular of globulus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??lobule]

Noun

globule n

1. vocative singular of glob

English

Etymology

globe +? -oid

Noun

globoid (plural globoids)

1. (mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.

   A globoid is always round.

2. Mathematical connotation of globe.

   Pictures of planets and moons are usually presented as globoids.

Synonyms

• globe

Adjective

globoid (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, a globe

   It's presented in globoid form.

Related terms

• globoidal

References

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