globule

noun

glob·​ule ˈglä-(ˌ)byül How to pronounce globule (audio)
: a tiny globe or ball especially of a liquid
globules of mercury

Examples of globule in a Sentence

fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table
Recent Examples on the Web In this case, those details include delicious globules of fat floating atop ramen made with precision and care. Longreads, 16 Feb. 2024 These globules can be seen as dark, small, dense pockets of gas and dust throughout the image. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023 Photos of the spill show large chunky globules and long slicks of oil floating on the Gulf's surface. Li Cohen, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023 Our perfectly round ice cream balls also had to be hollow (to give the appearance of more ice cream than there really was in the globule atop the cone). Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023 Little white globules of coconut oil, intended to simulate natural marbling in meat, melted and sputtered. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023 Nebulae come in many shapes and sizes, from small dark globules to immense giant molecular clouds. Philip Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023 The gluten is added last, to prevent globules from forming. Douglas Heingartner, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018 By the climax of the movie, that’s become a globule of grandiosity, with room for crowd-pleasing cameos by everyone from TV’s old Batman and Superman to a slightly more recent Batman. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of globule was in 1661

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Cite this Entry

“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globule. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

globule

noun
: a tiny globe or ball
globules of fat

Medical Definition

globule

noun
glob·​ule ˈgläb-(ˌ)yü(ə)l How to pronounce globule (audio)
: a small globular body or mass (as a drop of water or a bead of sweat)
globules of fat
specifically : a small spherical pill of compressed sugar usually saturated with an alcoholic tincture and used in homeopathy

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