Globe

/ɡloʊb/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A spherical representation of the Earth or of the celestial sphere.

The teacher used a globe to show the students the continents.

A spherical object or model.

They admired the glowing globe that illuminated the dark room.

The Earth; the world.

People from all over the globe gathered to celebrate the festival.

verb

To form or make into a globe.

The artist decided to globe the clay into a perfect sphere.

Middle English 'globe', from Old French 'globe', from Latin 'globa', meaning 'a round mass'.

around the globe

in all parts of the world.

globe-trotting

traveling frequently; traveling around the world.

spherical

having the shape of a sphere.

geography

the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.