What does globe mean?

Definitions for globe
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Earth, earth, world, globenoun

    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

    "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

  2. ball, globe, orbnoun

    an object with a spherical shape

    "a ball of fire"

  3. globenoun

    a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

Wiktionary

  1. globenoun

    Any spherical object

  2. globenoun

    The planet Earth.

  3. globenoun

    A spherical model of Earth or any planet.

  4. globeverb

    To become spherical

  5. Etymology: From globe, from globus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. GLOBEnoun

    Etymology: globe, French; globus, Latin.

    The youth, whose fortune the vast globe obey’d,
    Finding his royal enemy betray’d,
    Wept at his fall. George Stepney.

    Where God declares his intention to give this dominion, it is plain he meant that he would make a species of creatures that should have dominion over the other species of this terrestrial globe. John Locke.

    The astrologer who spells the stars,
    Mistakes his globe, and in her brighter eye
    Interprets heaven’s physiognomy. John Cleveland.

    These are the stars,
    But raise thy thought from sense, nor think to find
    Such figures there as are in globes design’d. Thomas Creech.

    Him round
    A globe of fiery seraphim inclos’d,
    With bright imblazoning, and horrent arms. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. GLOBE

    GLOBE is the Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment, founded in 1991. GLOBE's objective is to support political leadership on issues of climate and energy security, land use change and ecosystems. Internationally, GLOBE is focused on leadership from G20 leaders and the leaders of the emerging economies as well as formal negotiations within the United Nations. GLOBE believes that legislators have a critical role to play in holding their own governments to account for the commitments that are made during international negotiations.

ChatGPT

  1. globe

    A globe is a three-dimensional, spherical representation of the Earth or other celestial bodies. It includes geographical details such as continents, oceans, countries, and cities. Globes are often used for educational purposes, specifically in geography and astronomy, offering a spatial and realistic view of the Earth’s physical features and relative proportions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Globenoun

    a round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere

  2. Globenoun

    anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp

  3. Globenoun

    the earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article

  4. Globenoun

    a round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also artificial globe

  5. Globenoun

    a body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square

  6. Globeverb

    to gather or form into a globe

Wikidata

  1. Globe

    A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon. Some terrestrial globes include relief to show mountains and other features on the Earth's surface. The word "globe" comes from the Latin word globus, meaning round mass or sphere. It may also refer to a spherical representation of the celestial sphere, showing the apparent positions of the stars and constellations in the sky.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Globe

    glōb, n. a ball: a round body, a sphere: the earth: a sphere representing the earth (terrestrial globe) or the heavens (celestial globe): (obs.) a group.—v.t. to form in a circle.—ns. Globe′-fish, one of a genus of fishes found in warm seas, remarkable for its power of swelling out its body to a globular form; Globe′-flow′er, a small palæarctic genus of plants of the order Ranunculaceæ, with a globe of large showy sepals enclosing the small inconspicuous linear petals; Globe′-trot′ter, one who travels for pleasure around the world; Globe′-trot′ting; Glō′bin, a proteid constituent of red blood corpuscles.—adjs. Glōbose′, Glōb′ous, resembling a globe.—n. (Milt.) a globe.—n. Glōbos′ity.—adjs. Glob′ūlar, Glob′ūlous, Glob′ūlose, like a globe: spherical.—n. Globūlar′ity.—adv. Glob′ūlarly.—ns. Glob′ūle, a little globe or round particle—also Glob′ūlet; Glob′ūlin, Glob′ūline, a substance closely allied to albumen, which forms the main ingredient of the blood globules, and also occurs in the crystalline lens of the eye; Glob′ūlite, the name given by Vogelsang to minute crystallites of spherical, drop-like form.—adj. Glōb′y (Milt.), round. [O. Fr.,—L. globus; gleba, a clod.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. GLOBE

    An all-round proposition which has furnished its shareholders a living for several thousand years, though its stock is two-thirds water.

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Globe

    An inn sign, the name of which was derived from the arms of the King of Portugal.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GLOBE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Globe is ranked #89069 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Globe surname appeared 208 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Globe.

    61% or 127 total occurrences were White.
    31.2% or 65 total occurrences were Black.
    4.3% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of globe in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of globe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of globe in a Sentence

  1. Dennis Miller:

    Our new partnership between The The CW and LIV Golf will deliver a whole new audience and add to the growing worldwide excitement for the league, with CW’s broadcasts and streams, more fans across the country and around the globe can partake in the LIV Golf energy and view The CW innovative competition that has reimagined the sport for players, fans and the game of golf.

  2. Michael Douglas:

    Being in a movie like this is universally loved and appreciated in a time where our globe is disintegrating and getting so divisive and all of this -- to have people around the world you know, love a movie, it really makes me happy to be a part of this industry.

  3. Marcus Lamb:

    You cant silence the life-changing truth of the Gospel, from the ashes of this tragedy, we will rise up with help from our partners around the globe and continue reaching across Israel to share Gods love and forgiveness. My prayer is that this message touches the person responsible for this incident and he embraces the hope that can only be found in Jesus Christ.

  4. President Trump in a statement:

    Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world, the United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this intolerable attack.

  5. Edward Moya:

    Crude pared earlier vaccine roll-out gains after Los Angeles county had another record high in coronavirus cases and South Korea raised their alert level, cOVID restrictive measures and lockdowns across the globe seem poised to keep crude prices heavy in the short term.

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