Definitions for globe
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GLOBEnoun

   Etymology: globe, French; globus, Latin.

   1. A sphere; a ball; a round body; a body of which every part of the surface is at the same distance from the centre.2. The terraqueous ball.

   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.

   3. A sphere in which the various regions of the earth are geographically depicted, or in which the constellations are laid down according to their places in the sky.

   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.

   4. A body of soldiers drawn into a circle.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 7 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

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 WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Globe

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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Anagrams for globe »

1. bogle

How to pronounce globe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say globe in sign language?

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. The State Department spokesperson:

   Importantly, we will continue pushing for a stronger, multilateral evaluation of the origins of the virus in China. We need the PRC to participate in a full, transparent, evidence-based international study with the needed access to get to the bottom of a virus that's taken more than 3 million lives across the globe — and, critically, to share information and lessons that will help us all prevent future catastrophic biological threats.

2. John Hultquist:

   Among its peers, North Korea is unique in their deep, active involvement in cybercrime, unlike other countries who may contract and bargain with domestic criminals, the North Korean state carries out cybercrime directly, against targets all over the globe.

3. Ryan Pernice:

   If you talk to restaurants across the globe, the language might change, but the math is the same, restaurants and bars need volume and traffic to make them work.

4. Elon Musk:

   I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy, however, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.

5. Joshua Swamidass:

   But now, clearing up some big scientificunderstandings, we know that all four of these things can be true at the same time, even if Adam and Eve lived as recently as just 6,000 years ago, they would be the genealogical ancestors of everyoneacross the globe by AD 1. They could even have been created de novo, from the dust and a rib. Of course, atthe same time, we would also descend from people outside the Garden, otherswhom God created by a providentially governed process of evolution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=globe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Globe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=globe
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globe
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=globe
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=globe
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=globe
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=globe
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html