globe meaning
EN[ɡləʊb] [ɡloʊb] [ɡloːb] [-əʊb]WGlobe
- A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth (terrestrial globe or geographical globe) or other celestial body such as a planet or moon.
- There are also globes, called celestial globes or astronomical globes, which are spherical representations of the celestial sphere, showing the apparent positions of the stars and constellations in the sky.
FR globe
- NounPLglobes
- Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
- the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp
- The planet Earth.
- A spherical model of Earth or any planet.
- (dated or Australia, South Africa) A light bulb.
- A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
- Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
- VerbSGglobesPRglobingPT, PPglobed
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- That was about 3m years ago, when the globe was about 3-5F warmer on average, the Arctic 14.4F warmer, megasharks swam the oceans, and sea levels stood at least 20 ft above their current heights.
- Subsequent imaging noted a mass lesion arising within the inferolateral aspect of the left orbit, displacing the globe anteromedially and which appeared to lie within the extraconal space [ …]
- 25 December 2004 Boston Globe - In Washington state, the race for governor drags on -- and on
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Every few seconds, a tweet appears and vanishes somewhere on the globe.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of globe in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary