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globe
(glōb)n.
1. A body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball.
2.
a. The earth.
b. A planet.
3. A spherical or bowllike container, especially a glass cover for a light bulb.
4. A sphere emblematic of sovereignty; an orb.
intr. & tr.v. globed, glob·ing, globes
To assume the shape of or form into a sphere.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin globus.]
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globe
(ɡləʊb)n
1. (Physical Geography) a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
2. the globe the world; the earth
3. (Astronomy) a planet or some other astronomical body
4. an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
5. (Electronics) Austral and NZ and South African an electric light bulb
6. (Heraldry) an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty
vb
to form or cause to form into a globe
[C16: from Old French, from Latin globus]
ˈglobeˌlike adj
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globe
(gloʊb)n., v. globed, glob•ing. n.
1. the planet Earth (usu. prec. by the).
2. a planet or other celestial body.
3. a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth or of the heavens.
4. a spherical body.
5. anything more or less spherical, as a glass lampshade.
6. a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty; orb.
v.t. 7. to form into a globe.
v.i. 8. to take the form of a globe.
[1400–50; < Middle French globe < Latin globus ball, sphere]
globe′like`, adj.
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Globe
a body of people or soldiers drawn up in a circle. See also ball, crew, orb.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
globe
Past participle: globed
Gerund: globing
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| Noun | 1. |  globe - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe Van Allen belt - a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
| 2. |  globe - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"crystal ball - a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing time-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) globule - a small globe or ball sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) spherule - a small sphere pellet - a small sphere bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) | |
| 3. | globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented celestial globe - a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens simulation, model - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) sphere - any spherically shaped artifact |
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Translations
الكرة الأرضيةالكُرَه الأرْضِيَّهكُرَهكُرَه عَلَيها خَريطَة الأرض
zeměkouleglóbuskoule
globusklodeklodenkuglejorden
maapallokarttapallo
Zemljina kugla
földgömb
hnattlaga hluturhnattlíkanhnöttur; jörîin
地球儀
지구
gaublysglobaliniskeliauninkaskeliavimas per pasaulįpasaulinis
globusskupolslodveida priekšmetszemeslode
glóbuszemeguľa
svetzemeljska oblaZemlja
globjordglob
ลูกโลก
quả địa cầu
globe
[gləʊb]A. N (= sphere) → globo m, esfera f; (= the world) → mundo m; (= spherical map) → esfera f terrestre, globo m terráqueo
B. CPD globe artichoke N → alcachofa f
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globe
[ˈgləʊb] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
globe
n (= sphere) → Kugel f; (= map) → Globus m; (= fish bowl) → Glaskugel f; the globe (= the world) → der Globus, der Erdball; all over the globe → auf der ganzen Erde or Welt; terrestrial/celestial globe → Erd-/Himmelskugel f
globe
:globe artichoke
n → Artischocke f
globefish
n → Kugelfisch m
globeflower
n (Bot) → Trollblume f
globe lightning
n → Kugelblitz m
globetrotter
n → Globetrotter(in) m(f), → Weltenbummler(in) m(f)
globetrotting
n → Globetrotten nt
attr reporter etc → globetrottend
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globe
(gləub) noun1. (usually with the) the Earth. I've travelled to all parts of the globe.
2. a ball with a map of the Earth on it.
3. an object shaped like a globe. The chemicals were crushed in a large metal globe.
ˈglobal adjective affecting the whole world. War is now a global problem.
global village noun the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.
ˈglobally adverbglobular (ˈglobjulə) adjective
shaped like a globe.
ˈglobe-trotter noun a person who goes sight-seeing all over the world.
ˈglobe-trotting nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
globe
→ الكرة الأرضية zeměkoule klode Globus υδρόγειος σφαίρα globo maapallo globe Zemljina kugla mappamondo 地球儀 지구 globe globus glob globo земной шар glob ลูกโลก yerküre quả địa cầu 地球Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009