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Webster 1913 Edition
Globular
Glob′u-lar
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
globulaire
.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so;
as,
. globular
atomsMilton.
Globular chart
, a chart of the earth’s surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection.
– Globular projection
(Map Projection)
, a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45°.
– Globular sailing
, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
Webster 1828 Edition
Globular
GLOB'ULAR
,Adj.