globe
Americannoun
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Usually the globe the planet Earth.
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a planet or other celestial body.
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a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth terrestrial globe or of the heavens celestial globe.
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a spherical body; sphere.
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anything more or less spherical, as a lampshade or a glass fishbowl.
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a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty; orb.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
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the world; the earth
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a planet or some other astronomical body
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an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
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an electric light bulb
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an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty
verb
Usage
What does globe mean? The word globe most generally refers to a sphere—a ball-like shape or object. Something globe-shaped can be described as globular, which means the same thing as spherical.More specifically, a globe is a three-dimensional model of Earth. (There are also globes representing the moon and other planets, but globes of Earth are most common.) These kinds of globes are associated with their use in classrooms for the subject of geography.The phrase the globe is another way of saying the world or the planet in reference to Earth, as in His name was known in almost every corner of the globe. Example: I started my travels around the globe by spinning a globe and pointing to a random destination.
Related Words
See earth.
Other Word Forms
- globelike adjective
Etymology
Origin of globe
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French globe, from Latin globus “round body, ball, sphere”
Example Sentences
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