English → Latin
“globule” in Latin
globulusdiminutive of globus; globule; buttonpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet.; A pill.sphaerĭona little ball
The English word globule itself goes back to Latin globus, through globulus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
globule
globulus: pilula (also = pill): sphaerion [SYN. in GLIBE]. Hanging drops always form themselves into globes, dependentes ubique guttae parvis globantur orbibus (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for globule?
- The usual Latin words for “globule” are globulus, pilula, sphaerĭon. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.