The Collaborative International Dictionary
Globular \Glob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.]
Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical,
or nearly so; as, globular atoms.
--Milton.
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[deg].
Globular sailing, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
Usage examples of "globular projection".
The nearer he moved his hand, the larger it became, until the globular projection had expanded to where its diameter was twice his height.