globe (ɡləʊb
)
Definitions
noun
- a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
- See the globe
- a planet or some other astronomical body
- an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
- Australian New Zealand South Africa an electric light bulb
- an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty
verb
- to form or cause to form into a globe
Alternative Forms
ˈglobeˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
C16: from Old French, from Latin globusTranslations
- British English:
globe
You can refer to the Earth as the globe....performers from around the globe.ɡləʊb NOUN ...performers from around the globe.
- Spanish:
globo
nm
- French:
globe
nm
- German:
Globus
nm Globen
- Chinese: 地球 n
- Arabic: الكرة الأرضية n
- Portuguese: globo nm
- Russian: глобус nm
- Croatian: globus nm
- Czech: glóbus nm
- Danish: klode nutr
- Dutch: globe n
- Finnish: maapallo n
- Greek: υδρόγειος σφαίρα nf
- Italian: mappamondo nm
- Japanese: 地球儀 n
- Korean: 지구 n
- Norwegian: globus nm
- Polish: glob nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: globo nm
- European Spanish:
globo
nm
- Swedish: glob nutr
- Thai: ลูกโลก n
- Turkish: yerküre n
- Vietnamese: quả địa cầu n
Usage examples
He looked down at the red globe which glowed on his table - the kind you found in a zillion cheap bars.
, Cormorant (1994)Several other groups of scientists around the globe are racing to find a SARS vaccine.
New Scientist (2003)In a few moments of stirring video seen by millions of people around the globe yesterday, the world's view of U. S. power was transformed.
Globe and Mail (2003)The bug has so far killed at least 162 people across the globe and infected at least 3,000 more.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)Scientists around the globe were asked to put names forward.
, SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)