a very small drop or ball of a liquid or of a solid that has been melted (液体或熔化了的固体的)小滴,小球体 a globule of fat 一小滴油 Globules of sweat formed on his forehead. 他额头上形成了汗珠。 The milk’s small fat globules make it easy to digest. 这种奶中细小的脂肪球使奶更容易消化。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus ‘spherical object, globe’.