Globe

[gləʊb] or [ɡlob]

Definition

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

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Definition

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

(n.) Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.

(n.) The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article.

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

(n.) 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.

(v. t.) To gather or form into a globe.

Checker: Lyman

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Sphere, ball, orb.[2]. Earth, terraqueous globe, terrestrial ball.

Typed by Jared

Definition

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 pal鎍rctic genus of plants of the order Ranunculace 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.

Editor: Miriam

Unserious Contents or Definition

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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