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globule

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡlɑbjul/
  • rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒbjuːl
  • rhymes with (General American) -ɑbjul

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small round particle of substance; a drop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a small globe or ball

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ball, globe, orb

Narrower terms: bubble

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule From French globule, from Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: diyircək — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Azerbaijani: kürəcik — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Bulgarian: топчица (topčica) — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Bulgarian: капчица (kapčica) — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Catalan: glòbul — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • French: globule — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Ido: globulo — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Irish: cruinnín — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Irish: liathróidín — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Irish: meallán — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Irish: súileog — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Irish: súilín — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Italian: globulo — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Latin: globulus — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Polish: globulka — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Portuguese: glóbulo — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Russian: ка́пля (káplja) — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Russian: ша́рик (šárik) — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Russian: крупи́нка (krupínka) — a small round particle of substance; a drop
  • Spanish: glóbulo — a small round particle of substance; a drop