ball-shaped vs globular

ball-shaped and globular both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ball-shaped	No	Yes	No	No
globular	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ball-shaped and globular are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ball-shaped include global, globose, orbicular, spheric, spherical.

ball-shaped (adjective)	globular (adjective)
having the shape of a sphere or ball	having the shape of a sphere or ball