globe
Any spherical objectAny spherical (or nearly spherical) object.: The eyeball.
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Meaning
8 sensesAny spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
The eyeball.
сфе́раsféra, шарšar
ку́ляkúlja, сфе́раsféra
A spherical model of Earth or of another planet.
Globus
гло́бусglóbus
гло́бусhlóbus
A part of a device, often a lamp.
the globe of a lamp
(Australia, South Africa, dated)A light bulb.
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
(in the plural, slang)A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.
A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
(obsolete)A group.
- a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented
- an object with a spherical shape
- the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
Examples
70 sentencesWe export various kinds of computers all over the globe.
The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.
ruЭкватор делит Землю на два полушария.
deDer Äquator teilt die Erdkugel in zwei Hemisphären.
That's my globe! I put it where I please.
Мій глобус! Куди хочу, туди і ставлю.
ruМой глобус! Куда хочу, туда и ставлю.
Moving money and technology from one side of the globe to the other is not enough.
Перевести гроші і технологію з однієї сторони планети на іншу - це ще не все.
ruПеревести деньги и технологии с одного конца Земли на другой недостаточно.
Where on the globe is France?
deWo befindet sich Frankreich auf der Erdkugel?
Translations
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Origin
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowedFrom late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
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