Meaning

8 senses
  1. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.

    The eyeball.

    сфе́раsféra, шарšar

    ку́ляkúlja, сфе́раsféra

  2. A spherical model of Earth or of another planet.

    Globus

    гло́бусglóbus

    гло́бусhlóbus

  3. A part of a device, often a lamp.

    the globe of a lamp

  4. (Australia, South Africa, dated)A light bulb.

  5. A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.

  6. (in the plural, slang)A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.

  7. A land snail of the genus Mesodon.

  8. (obsolete)A group.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. We export various kinds of computers all over the globe.

  2. The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.

    ruЭкватор делит Землю на два полушария. — Balamax

    deDer Äquator teilt die Erdkugel in zwei Hemisphären. — xtofu80

  3. That's my globe! I put it where I please.

    Мій глобус! Куди хочу, туди і ставлю. — triantafillou

    ruМой глобус! Куда хочу, туда и ставлю. — Shady_arc

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  4. 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. — Squaw

    ruПеревести деньги и технологии с одного конца Земли на другой недостаточно. — Hellerick

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  5. Where on the globe is France?

    deWo befindet sich Frankreich auf der Erdkugel? — felix63

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
spherical object:
model of Earth:
Русский
By meaning 2
spherical object:
model of Earth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
model of Earth:

Origin

From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed

From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.

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