What does GLOBAL mean?

Definitions for GLOBAL
ˈgloʊ bəlglob·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wideadjective

    involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

    "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"

  2. ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, sphericaladjective

    having the shape of a sphere or ball

    "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey

GCIDE

  1. globaladjective

    (Computers) Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; -- used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.

Wiktionary

  1. globalnoun

    A globally scoped identifier.

  2. globaladjective

    spherical, ball-shaped

    In the center was a small, global mass....

  3. globaladjective

    of or relating to a globe or sphere

  4. globaladjective

    Concerning all parts of the world.

    Pollution is a global problem.

  5. globaladjective

    of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program

    Global variables keep support engineers employed.

ChatGPT

  1. Global

    Global refers to something that relates to or affects the entire world or a large part of it. It can be used to describe phenomena, issues, events, or trends that are global in nature, encompassing multiple countries or regions. The term emphasizes the interconnectedness and interdependence of various parts of the world, highlighting the impact and reach of certain aspects on a global scale.

Editors Contribution

  1. global

    Relating to the world or all countries of the world.

    Global change is here and we are moving through moments of time creating peace, calm, stability, unity, solidarity, cohesion, understanding, optimum health, human rights, sustainable development goals and shared prosperity for all.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 4, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GLOBAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2773

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GLOBAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #376

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GLOBAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GLOBAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of GLOBAL in a Sentence

  1. Doug Madory:

    They have left the global Internet and they are gone until they come back.

  2. Jennifer Trilk:

    Mitochondrial function is important to almost every cell in the human body, so when you don't have mitochondrial function or when you have mitochondrial dysfunction, you have dysfunction of cells, so from a molecular standpoint, you start seeing cellular dysfunction years before you start seeing the global effect, which ends up coming out as symptoms of diseases: diabetes, cancers and cardiovascular disease.

  3. Art Hogan:

    (It's) just investor confusion, they are trying to figure out what the slowdown in China means to the global economy.

  4. Miami Gardens:

    The Hard Rock stadium entertainment campus in Miami Gardens exists to host the biggest global events to benefit the entire greater Miami Gardens region and Formula One racing is as big as Formula One racing gets, we have worked with specialist designers to create a racetrack that we, Formula One and the FIA believe will provide great racing.

  5. Richie Merzian:

    Instead of coming to Madrid to argue for more global action to address climate change, Australia is lobbying to do less.

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