Globe \Globe\ (gl[=o]b), n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus
a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]
1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose
surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a
ball; a sphere.
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2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape;
as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.
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3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by
the definite article. --Locke.
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4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of
the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial
globe; -- called also {artificial globe}.
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5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a
circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans,
answering to the modern infantry square.
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Him round
A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton.
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{Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena}
({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored
flowers, which long retain color when gathered.
{Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism
({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal,
afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].
{Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a
wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}.
{Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus
{Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute
and form globular heads.
{Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.
{Globe slater} (Zool.), an isopod crustacean of the genus
{Spheroma}.
{Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers
in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain
species of the related genus {Echinops}.
{Globe valve}.
(a) A ball valve.
(b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.
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Syn: {Globe}, {Sphere}, {Orb}, {Ball}.
Usage: Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body;
sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a
body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old
astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for
globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a
heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies
concieved of as impelled through space.
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