adj.
Pronunciation: ' gl ō -b ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1640
1 : SPHERICAL
2 : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : WORLDWIDE <a global system of communication> also : of or relating to a celestial body (as the moon)
3 : of, relating to, or applying to a whole (as a mathematical function or a computer program) : UNIVERSAL <a global search of a file>
– glob · al · ly \ ' gl ō -b ə -l ē \ adverb