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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024globe /gloʊb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astronomy, Geography[singular* the + ~] the planet Earth.
- Astronomy, Geographya planet or other celestial body.
- Astronomy, Geographya round ball or sphere on which is shown a map of the earth.
- a spherical body;
sphere.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024globe (glōb),USA pronunciation n., v., globed, glob•ing. n. - Astronomy, Geographythe planet Earth (usually prec. by the).
- Astronomy, Geographya planet or other celestial body.
- Astronomy, Geography, Place Namesa sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth (terrestrial globe) or of the heavens (celestial globe).
- a spherical body;
sphere. - anything more or less spherical, as a lampshade or a glass fishbowl.
- a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty;
orb.
v.t. - to form into a globe.
v.i. - to take the form of a globe.
- Latin globus round body, ball, sphere
- Middle French globe
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See earth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: globe /ɡləʊb/ n - a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
- the globe ⇒ the world; the earth
- a planet or some other astronomical body
- an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
- Austral NZ South African an electric light bulb
- an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty
vb - to form or cause to form into a globe
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Latin globusˈglobeˌlike adj |