globus (any thick round mass; e.g., leaden balls for slinging, and the heavenly bodies): pila (PROP. ball; then anything of similar shape, whether solid or hollow; e.g., ball of silk, glass globe, etc.): sphaera (οφαῖρα, borrowed as technical term in astronomy, geometry, etc., from the Greeks, for which, however, Cic. recommended globus, N.D., 2, 18, 47).