Glōb'ū-lar, a.

a. [Fr. globulaire, It. globulaire.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Milton.

Globular chart, a chart of a portion of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection.—Globular projection (Map Projection), a projection of the meridians and parallels as they would appear if the point of sight were taken in the axis of the primitive circle, and at a distance without the surface equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45°.—Globular sailing, sailing on a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places.