globoid
Nearly a sphere
Globoid describes something roughly spherical or globe-shaped, though not perfectly so—a shape that approximates a ball without geometric precision: The globoid mass of cells divided rapidly.
As a noun, a globoid is an object having this shape.
The term appears mainly in scientific and technical contexts: botany, anatomy, crystallography.
Nearly round solid
- ellipsoidOval solid shape
- ovoidResembling an egg's form
- prolateExtended at poles
- oblateSquashed-sphere shape
geoid · toroid · three-dimensional · volume · surface · curvature · axis · symmetry
Having no sharp angles
plump · swollen · inflated · turgid · distended · knoblike · smooth · convex
Subcellular functional unit
- inclusionBeing made part
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- granuleTiny solid fragment
droplet · lysosome · peroxisome · ribosome · plastid · cytoplasmic · membrane-bound · intracellular
spheroid
Nearly round solid
oblate · geoid · toroid · three-dimensional · volume · surface · curvature · axis · symmetry · anisotropic
rounded
Having no sharp angles
rotund · plump · swollen · inflated · turgid · distended · knoblike · smooth · convex · symmetrical
organelle
Subcellular functional unit
granule · droplet · lysosome · peroxisome · ribosome · plastid · cytoplasmic · membrane-bound · intracellular · microscopic
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
nodule · tuber · bulb · corm · drupe · berry · achene · legume · capsule · follicle