I. ˈglōb noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin globus — more at clip
1. : something that is spherical or rounded : sphere , ball : as
a.
(1) : a round typically hollow and metal ball that has a map of the earth drawn on it and that is usually set so as to be rotatable at an angle corresponding to the inclination of the earth's axis
rotated the terrestrial globe until the crimson triangle of India was opposite their eyes — Aldous Huxley
(2) : a similar ball that shows the configurations of the heavens (as the location and arrangement of the constellations)
referring to a celestial globe during the lecture
b. : planet
still undiscovered globes in space
especially : earth — usually used with the or this
journeys over much of the globe — R.A.Cordell
every habitable part of this globe
airglow appears to be present at all times and is distributed over the entire globe — C.T.Elvey
c. : a golden ball carried by sovereigns as an emblem of authority : orb 1c(3)
His the scepter, crown, and globe — P.B.Shelley
d. : a spherical or rounded typically glass vessel (as a fishbowl) or covering (as a lampshade) or housing (as an electric light bulb)
e. : eyeball
2. obsolete : a closely massed group or compact body
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
archaic : to form into a globe
intransitive verb
archaic : to appear as a globe : take the form of a globe