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inglobate

inglobate adjective: in the form of a globe or sphere; applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.

Adjective

inglobate (comparative more inglobate, superlative most inglobate)

  1. In the form of a globe or sphere; applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.

Verb

inglobate (third-person singular simple present inglobates, present participle inglobating, simple past and past participle inglobated)

  1. To incorporate something into a larger globular thing
    • The scar of the obstructed bronchiole is inglobated in the wall of the free bronchiole.1959, D. Campanacci, “Pulmonary emphysema due to bronchitic-asthmatic obstruction”, in Scientia medica italica, volume 8, page 310
    • The base electrolytic solution is continuosly^([sic]) agitated so that particles to be inglobated are distributed uniformly.1985, Proceedings of the JSLE International Tribology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, July 8-10, 1985

Forms of inglobate

Adjective
comparativemore inglobate
superlativemost inglobate
Verb
third-person singular presentinglobates
present participleinglobating
past participleinglobated
pastinglobated

Questions about inglobate

What does inglobate mean?
Inglobate means in the form of a globe or sphere; applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.
What part of speech is inglobate?
Inglobate can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near inglobate in the dictionary

  1. ingling
  2. Inglis
  3. Inglish
  4. Inglistan
  5. Ingliston
  6. inglobate
  7. inglobated
  8. inglobates
  9. inglobating
  10. inglobe
  11. inglobed

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