\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.