I. ˈglōbəl adjective
1. : having the shape of a globe : spherical
the earth is a global mass
2.
a.
(1) : of, relating to, or involving the entire world
global economic problems
global health conditions
global warfare
(2) : including or adapted to the entire world
global plans for peace
a global point of view
global strategy
: not narrow or provincial : unrestricted in outlook or application : broad , universal
a philosophy which takes a global view — Alan Gewirth
(3) : distributed over or extending throughout the entire world : worldwide
global airlines
a system of global communication
: ranging over or around the entire world
global travelers
global bombers
b. : of, relating to, or involving the globe of the eye
global anesthesia in cataract surgery
3.
a.
(1) : comprehensive , all-inclusive , grand
the global total of national income in the U.S.
: overall , total
limiting the global tonnage of that country's navy
the global output of a factory
(2) : blanket III 1
a global allocation of funds
(3) : exhaustively complete
a catalog noted for its global coverage of new recordings
b.
(1) : of, relating to, or constituting an organic whole : not divided into parts : not fractionalized : unified , organismic
the newer psychiatry seeks to understand in a global way the dynamic structure of the patient's personality — Psychological Abstracts
: emphasizing a totality rather than the constitutive elements of a totality
the global method of reading that aims at immediate recognition of whole words
(2) : of, relating to, or consisting of similar or identical parts : homogeneous
a country trying to perfect a global form of social community
(3) : not admitting a choice : solidly uniform : monolithic
confronted with a global list of political candidates
c. : marked by absence of particularizing detail : simple and highly undifferentiated : generalized
global perceptions of the world outside the self
the typically global nature of primitive art
• glob·al·ly -bəlē, -li adverb
II. adjective
1. : of or relating to a celestial body (as the moon)
2. : of, relating to, or applying to a whole (as a mathematical function or a computer program)
a global search of the file