conglobate en · ADJ
Etymology
First attested in 1635; borrowed from Latin conglobātus, perfect passive participial of conglobō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + globus (“ball”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix)
Meanings
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Shaped like or formed into a ball.
He who has not made the experiment, or who is not accustomed to require rigorous accuracy from himself, will scarcely believe how much a few hours take from certainty of knowledge, and distinctness of imagery; how the succession of objects will be broken, how separate parts will be confused, and how many particular features and discriminations will be compressed and conglobated into one gross and general idea.
1775, Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Volume 1, page 239:By the motion of the Heart, through the Emulgent Branches, the Blood is brought to the Kidneys, and is there freed of its Serum by their little Glands, […] Much after the ſame manner, are their proper Fluids ſeparated from the Blood in the Liver, Sweetbread, Teſticles, and the other Conglobat and Conglomerate Glands of the Body[…].
1705, George Cheyne, “Of the Existence of a Deity”, in Philosophical Principles of Natural Religion: […], London: Printed for George Strahan […], →OCLC, § XXXV, page 213:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more conglobate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most conglobate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
bg кълбовиден (shaped like or formed into a ball) · bg сферичен (shaped like or formed into a ball)