globoid

English

Etymology

globe +‎ -oid

Noun

globoid (plural globoids)

1. (mathematics) A spherical representation or projection of a sphere or ellipsoid.

   A globoid is always round.

2. Mathematical connotation of globe.

   Pictures of planets and moons are usually presented as globoids.

Synonyms

• globe

Adjective

globoid (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, a globe

   It's presented in globoid form.

Related terms

• globoidal

References

• “globoid”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian globoide.

Noun

globoid n (plural globoizi)

1. globoid

Declension

Declension of globoid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) globoid	globoidul	(niște) globoizi	globoizile
genitive/dative	(unui) globoid	globoidului	(unor) globoizi	globoizilor
vocative	globoidule		globoizilor

References

• globoid in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN